Famous painters: biographies, movements and great masters

Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte, an urban scene
The 100 markets and street scenes
One hundred paintings to explore markets, fairs, boulevards, squares and streets: a visual history of commerce, crowds and the city. Read more...
Café Terrace at Night by Vincent van Gogh, introducing a selection of 100 paintings of cafés and cabarets
The 100 cafes, restaurants and cabarets of painting
A large illustrated tour through 100 paintings of cafes, restaurants, bars, taverns and cabarets, from Manet to Van Gogh, Degas, Renoir and Toulouse-Lautrec. Read more...
Poppies by Claude Monet, the main image of the Top 100
The 100 most famous poppy paintings
An illustrated classification of 100 poppy paintings, from Monet to Van Gogh, Klimt, Bonnard, Redon and the great masters of floral still life. Read more...
The Cradle, painting by Berthe Morisot
The 100 known paintings that tell the story of Berthe Morisot
One hundred paintings to explore the work of Berthe Morisot, from the first Salons to the impressionist adventure, between gardens, ports, interiors and familiar faces. Read more...
Little Girl in a Blue Armchair — Mary Cassatt
The 100 famous paintings that tell the story of Mary Cassatt
From her Parisian dressing rooms to her maternity scenes, discover 100 paintings that tell the modern and independent look of Mary Cassatt. Read more...
Berthe Morisot, great impressionist painter
Top 50 women impressionist painters and heirs of light
Discover 50 female impressionist painters and heirs of light: Morisot, Cassatt, Bracquemond, Ancher, Schjerfbeck, Delaunay, O'Keeffe and more. Read more...
A still life by Paul Cézanne, a master of the transition to modern painting
Top 100 19th-century painters: romanticism, realism and impressionism
Discover 100 major painters of the 19th century, from Turner, Goya and Delacroix to Monet, Van Gogh, Cézanne, Klimt and Munch. Read more...
The Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Top 50 painters of snow and winter landscapes
Discover 50 masters of winter landscapes, from Bruegel, Monet and Friedrich to Hiroshige, Munch, Lawren Harris and Andrew Wyeth. Read more...
City view associated with Canaletto, master of the urban landscape
Top 100 city painters and urban landscapes
Discover 100 major painters from the city, from Canaletto and Pissarro to Hopper, Lowry, Hiroshige and Richard Estes. Read more...
Claude Monet, water lily pond - Top 50 garden painters
Top 50 garden painters: from Monet to Bonnard and Sorolla
Discover 50 garden painters, from Monet, Bonnard and Sorolla to Hockney: instructions, images, interactive search and current filters. Read more...
Claude Monet at his desk, illustrating a guide to the best films and documentaries
The best films and documentaries about Claude Monet
What films to see about Claude Monet? A selection of ten documentaries and fictions on his life, Giverny, impressionism and the Water Lilies, with viewing order. Read more...
Panoramic water lilies, diptychs and triptychs in an interior
Panoramic Water Lilies, diptychs and triptychs: how to fit them into a room?
How to choose and hang a panoramic water lily, a diptych or a triptych? Dimensions, spacing, height, wall colors, frame and lighting. Read more...
Was Monet a pointillist? Impression, Sunrise compared with Seurat and Signac
Was Monet a pointillist? Differences with Seurat and Signac
Was Claude Monet a pointillist? Compare his impressionist touch with the pointillism of Georges Seurat and the divisionist mosaics of Paul Signac. Read more...
Claude Monet, Impression, Sunrise: orange sun over the harbour of Le Havre
Monet's Palette: Pigments, Complementary Colors and Evolution
What pigments did Claude Monet use? Discover its blues, greens, yellows, purples, its complementary colors and the evolution of its palette up to the Water Lilies. Read more...
How many paintings did Claude Monet paint? Catalogue raisonné and painted works
How Many Paintings Did Monet Make? A Critical Catalogue Raisonné
Claude Monet painted around 2,050 cataloged paintings. Discover the Wildenstein catalog, the series, the lost works and why no count is completely definitive. Read more...
Portrait of Michel Monet as a Baby, painted by Claude Monet around 1878–1879
Michel Monet: Heir, Collector and Donor to French Museums
Who was Michel Monet? Son and heir of Claude Monet, he transmitted Giverny and more than a hundred works to the Marmottan Museum and the Academy of Fine Arts. Read more...
Claude Monet at his office in Giverny in 1926, surrounded by letters and paintings
Claude Monet Quotes: Authenticated Phrases vs Fake Citations
Which quotes from Claude Monet are authentic? Letters to Geffroy and Clemenceau, sentence of the bird, color, garden and false attributions verified. Read more...
Claude Monet photographed by Nadar in 1899, face and long beard
Claude Monet in Photographs: Face, Beard, Studio and Old Age
Visual biography of Claude Monet: youth photographs, portrait of Nadar, white beard, Giverny garden, autochromes, large workshop and old age. Read more...
The Artist's Garden in Giverny by Claude Monet
The Artist's Garden at Giverny: Flowered Path, Perspective and Colors
Analysis of Monet's Garden of the Artist in Giverny: Clos Normand, flowered path, iris, perspective, colors, variants from 1900 and Musée d'Orsay. Read more...
The Cart, Snow-Covered Road at Honfleur by Claude Monet
The Cart, Snow-Covered Road at Honfleur: History and Analysis
History and analysis of La Charrette sous la neige by Monet: dating around 1867, Saint-Siméon farm, composition, colors and Musée d'Orsay. Read more...
The River Thames below Westminster by Monet, London circa 1871
The Thames Below Westminster: Monet's First Vision of London
History and analysis of Monet's The Thames below Westminster: 1870 exile, fog, bridge, Parliament, modernity and National Gallery. Read more...
San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk by Monet: Venice and its lagoon in 1908
San Giorgio Maggiore at Twilight: Venice Through Monet's Eyes
History and analysis of Saint George Major at the twilight of Monet: trip to Venice in 1908, silhouette, colors, series and museum in Cardiff. Read more...
Monet’s Beach at Pourville: cliff and tide on the Normandy coast
Monet's Beach at Pourville: Cliff, Tide and Norman Light
History and analysis of La Plage de Pourville de Monet: cliff, tide, Norman light, stay in 1882, technique, theft and restoration. Read more...
The Railway Bridge in Argenteuil by Claude Monet, train crossing the Seine
The Railway Bridge at Argenteuil: Monet Facing Industry
History and analysis of the Railway Bridge in Argenteuil: Monet, the Seine, the train, the light, the four versions and the Musée d'Orsay. Read more...