France Painters

Claude Monet (1840 – 1926) - Impressionist painter. The term impressionism stemmed from Monet's influential work 'Impression, Sunrise' (Impression, soleil levant). Monet's paintings frequently depicted nature in impressionist style. Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) - Post impressionist painter. Began his career in the impressionist mould but developed new innovative styles, providing a bridge between Nineteenth Century art and the cubist / modern art of Twentieth Century. August Renoir (1841–1919) Impressionist painter. Renoir played a key role in the development of impressionist painter. He was attracted to depicting human beauty and scenes of human society. Camille Pissarro (1830–1903) Impressionist and post-impressionist painter. A very influential figure for both impressionists and the new generation of post impressionist painters. Edgar Degas (1834–1917) Considered a forerunner of impressionism. He preferred the term 'realist' Degas was interested in depicting movement in art. Édouard Manet (1832–1883) Manet contributed to the schools of 'Realism' and 'Impressionism' - playing a key role in the transformation to impressionism and modern art. Charles-François Daubigny (1817–1878) Traditional landscape painter who was also seen as an important pre-cursor to impressionism. Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863) Romantic painter, inspired by the Venetian Renaissance painters and Rubens. Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968) Painter and sculptor associated with Dadaism.