(1817–1878) The artist’s works: Paysage près de Crémieu c.1849 Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Plage à marée basse c.1850 / c.1878 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Moisson 1851 Musée d’Orsay, Paris La ferme 1855 National Gallery of Art, Washington Matinée sur l’Oise, Auvers 1856 National Museum Wales, Cardiff…
(1828–1909) Paul Ferdinand Gachet The artist’s works: Moulin du Nord dans la vallée de la Creuse 1874 National Gallery of Art, Washington La Vieille Route à Auvers-sur-Oise 1881 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Vincent Van Gogh à son lit de mort 1890 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Vincent…
(1921–2019) Filmography as Actress: Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons Born May 6 1921 Glasgow (Scotland) Died December 30 2019 Paris (France) Occupation Actress
(1755–1824) Louis Stanislas Xavier Louis le Désiré King of France (1814–1824) Louis XVIII in Film: Waterloo 1970 Director: Sergei Bondarchuk Starring: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer Born November 17 1755 Château de Versailles, Versailles (France) Died September 16 1824 Palais du Louvre, Paris (France)
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1: Whistler’s Mother 1871 Oil on canvas, 144.3 x 163 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Although an American by nationality, Whistler divided his career between London and Paris. He enrolled in…
(1645–1696) Works: • Les Caractères (French) ◊ The Characters (English) Quotes: • Jean de La Bruyère: Quotations Born August 16 1645 Paris (France) Died May 11 1696 Versailles (France) Occupation Philosopher Writer
(1850–1893) Henry-René-Albert-Guy de Maupassant Works: ◊ A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales (English) ◊ Bel Ami (English) • Boule de Suif (French) • Clair de Lune (French) • Contes de la Becasse (French) • Contes du jour et de la nuit…
(1799–1850) Honoré de Balzac, né Honoré Balzac Works: ◊ A Daughter of Eve (English) ◊ A Distinguished Provincial at Paris (English) ◊ A Drama on the Seashore (English) ◊ A Man of Business (English) ◊ A Passion in the Desert (English) ◊ A Prince of Bohemia…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) L’Atelier du peintre (The Painter’s Studio) 1854–1855 Oil on canvas, 361 x 598 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris The enormous Studio is without doubt Courbet‘s most mysterious composition. However, he provides several clues to its interpretation: “It’s the whole world…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Un enterrement à Ornans (A Burial at Ornans) 1849–1850 Oil on canvas, 315 x 668 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris At the end of the summer of 1849, Courbet began his first monumental painting. He wanted to make it…