Famous painters: biographies, movements and great masters

Rue de Paris, temps de pluie de Gustave Caillebotte, scène urbaine
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...
Terrasse du café le soir de Vincent van Gogh, ouverture des 100 cafés et cabarets de la peinture
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...
Les Coquelicots de Claude Monet, image principale du Top 100
Les 100 peintures de coquelicots les plus célèbres
Un classement illustré de 100 peintures de coquelicots, de Monet à Van Gogh, Klimt, Bonnard, Redon et aux grands maîtres de la nature morte florale. Read more...
Le Berceau, peinture de 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...
Petite Fille dans un fauteuil bleu, peinture de 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, grande peintre impressionniste
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...
Nature morte de Paul Cézanne, maître de la transition vers la peinture moderne
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...
Les Chasseurs dans la neige de Pieter Bruegel l’Ancien
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...
Vue de ville associée à Canaletto, maître du paysage urbain
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, bassin aux nymphéas — Top 50 peintres de jardins
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 à son bureau pour un guide des meilleurs films et documentaires
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...
Nymphéas panoramiques, diptyques et triptyques dans un intérieur
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...
Monet était-il pointilliste ? Impression soleil levant comparé à Seurat et 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...
Palette de Claude Monet, pigments et couleurs complémentaires dans Impression soleil levant
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...
Combien de tableaux Claude Monet a-t-il peints, catalogue raisonné et œuvre peint
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 de Michel Monet bébé peint par Claude Monet vers 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 à son bureau à Giverny en 1926, entouré de lettres et de tableaux
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 photographié par Nadar en 1899, visage et longue barbe
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...
Le Jardin de l’artiste à Giverny de 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...
La Charrette, route sous la neige à Honfleur de 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...
La Tamise au-dessous de Westminster de Monet, Londres vers 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...
Saint-Georges Majeur au crépuscule de Monet, Venise et la lagune en 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...
La Plage de Pourville de Monet, falaise et marée sur la côte normande
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, flight and restoration. Read more...
Le Pont du chemin de fer à Argenteuil de Claude Monet, train traversant la 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...
Le Train dans la neige de Monet, locomotive à Argenteuil en hiver
Monet's Train in the Snow: Steam, Winter and Modernity
History and analysis of the Train in the Snow by Claude Monet: Argenteuil, locomotive, steam, winter pallet and prelude to Saint-Lazare. Read more...
La Rue Saint-Denis de Monet, drapeaux et foule le 30 juin 1878
Monet's Rue Saint-Denis: Flags, Crowds and National Celebration
History and analysis of La Rue Saint-Denis, celebration of June 30, 1878 by Claude Monet: flags, crowd, Republic, composition and twin work. Read more...
Le Boulevard des Capucines de Monet, Paris vu d’en haut depuis l’atelier Nadar
Monet's Boulevard des Capucines: Paris Seen from Above
History and analysis of Boulevard des Capucines by Claude Monet: view from the Nadar workshop, crowd in touches, two versions and exhibition from 1874. Read more...
Camille Monet sur son lit de mort, portrait intime peint par Claude Monet en 1879
Camille Monet on Her Deathbed: The Story of an Intimate Portrait
History and analysis of the last portrait of Camille Monet: life of Camille Doncieux, context of Vétheuil, colors, veil, provenance and Musée d'Orsay. Read more...
Chrysanthèmes et dahlias de Monet, bouquets et laboratoires de couleur
Chrysanthemums and Dahlias by Monet: Bouquets as Color Laboratories
Analysis of Claude Monet's chrysanthemums and dahlias: bouquets, gardens of Argenteuil and Giverny, major works and color accords. Read more...
Claude Monet peignant à l’orée d’un bois de John Singer Sargent, histoire et analyse
Claude Monet Painting at the Edge of a Wood by John Singer Sargent: History
History and analysis of Claude Monet painting at the edge of a wood by John Singer Sargent: Giverny in 1885, Alice Hoschedé, plein air, composition and colors. Read more...
Le Bassin aux Nymphéas, Harmonie verte de Claude Monet, histoire et analyse
The Water Lily Pond, Green Harmony: History and Analysis
History and analysis of the Water Lilies Basin, Green Harmony by Claude Monet: the Giverny water garden, the Japanese bridge, the composition and colors. Read more...
La Vallée de la Creuse, effet de lumière du soleil de Claude Monet, guide de Fresselines
Monet in the Creuse: Fresselines, Confluences and Rocky Landscapes
In the spring of 1889, Claude Monet painted Fresselines, the confluence of the two Creuses, the rapids, the ravines and the Vervy bridge. Read more...
Le Boulevard des Capucines de Claude Monet, guide de Monet à Paris
Monet in Paris: Studios, Addresses and Painted Places
Complete guide to Monet in Paris: workshops, addresses, the Louvre, boulevard des Capucines, the Tuileries, Parc Monceau, Saint-Lazare, and a walking route. Read more...
Le bassin aux Nymphéas de Claude Monet, guide du Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny
Museum of Impressionisms in Giverny: What to See Near Monet
Complete guide to the Giverny Museum of Impressionism: 10 emblematic illustrated works, real photos of the museum, garden, artists around Monet and recommended route. Read more...
Impression soleil levant de Claude Monet, œuvre phare du Musée Marmottan Monet
Musée Marmottan Monet: The Monet Paintings to See and the Tour
Complete guide to the Marmottan Monet Museum: major illustrated works, 30-minute to 2-hour tour, viewing tips and associated collections. Read more...
Impression soleil levant de Claude Monet, œuvre phare du Musée Marmottan Monet
Musée Claude Monet: Where to See His Paintings in Paris and France
Complete guide to museums where you can see Claude Monet: Marmottan, Orangerie, Orsay, Giverny, Rouen, London, New York, Washington, Chicago, Boston and Tokyo. Read more...
Les Grandes Baigneuses de Paul Cézanne, œuvre charnière vers l’art moderne
Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse: Body, Color and Modernity
From the luminous flesh of Renoir to the construction of Cézanne then to the free color of Matisse: bathers, portraits and modern heritage. Read more...
Femme au chapeau de Henri Matisse, œuvre emblématique de la couleur fauve
Renoir and Matisse: Color, Body and Modern Influence
From the luminous flesh of Renoir to the flat areas of Matisse: meetings in Cagnes, portraits, bathers, odalisques and modern heritage in twelve works. Read more...
Le Déjeuner des canotiers peint par Renoir sur le balcon de la Maison Fournaise à Chatou
Renoir at Chatou: Maison Fournaise and Luncheon of the Boating Party
In Chatou, Renoir transforms the balcony of the Maison Fournaise into a scene of modern life. History of the place, analysis of the Boaters' Lunch, visit and works. Read more...
Maison et jardin du Musée Renoir au domaine des Collettes à Cagnes-sur-Mer
Musée Renoir in Cagnes-sur-Mer: Visiting Les Collettes
Visit the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer: Maison des Collettes, workshop, olive garden, works from the Cagnoise period and practical information. Read more...