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#Paris

Women Artists

Amrita Sher-Gil in 10 Paintings—The Artist Who Reimagined Modern Indian Art

When Amrita Sher-Gil died in Lahore in December 1941, she was only 28 years old. Yet in little more than a decade, she transformed the course of...

Shivani Gupta 26 October 2026

Rococo

Jean-Antoine Watteau in 10 Paintings

Jean-Antoine Watteau is best known for his elegant scenes of love, music, theater, and aristocrats at leisure. His paintings are often very layered,...

Nikolina Konjevod 19 October 2026

Quiz

QUIZ: How Well Do You Know the Women of Impressionism?

Nikolina Konjevod 17 October 2026

Jo Van Gogh Bonger, Vincent Van Gogh, Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat, 1887 Painting

A Fire in His Soul: How Paris Changed Vincent van Gogh

In his book A Fire in His Soul, Miles J. Unger gives us Vincent van Gogh as we’ve never seen him before—abrasive, intransigent, egotistical,...

Ledys Chemin 14 October 2026

Impressionism

Julie Manet—Who Was This Pretty Girl Immortalized by the Impressionists?

Julie Manet—called the beauty of Impressionism—was the daughter of the wealthy, well-connected painter Berthe Morisot and Eugène Manet, brother...

Pola Otterstein 7 October 2026

Art Travels

10 Places from Iconic Paintings to Visit in France

Visiting museums is great, but how about seeing places from iconic paintings in real life? France is one of the most depicted countries in the...

Kinga Dobosz 24 September 2026

Artist Stories

Jean Cocteau—Prince of Parisian Bohème

Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (1889–1963) was a prince of bohème. A significant figure in the European art of the 20th century, Cocteau...

Valeria Kumekina 15 September 2026

Animals

The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau

Henri Rousseau was a French artist who painted in a Naïve or Primitive manner. He was also known as Le Douanier (the customs officer), which was a...

Zuzanna Stańska 14 September 2026

Paris Salon. Alexandre Jean-Baptiste Brun, View of the Salon Carré at the Louvre, ca. 1880, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France. Art History 101

Paris Salon: 101 on France’s First Public Exhibition

If you were an artist in the 19th century, you probably dreamed of having your painting in the Paris Salon. Simply put, this exhibition was the most...

Jimena Escoto 14 September 2026

Artist Stories

Let’s Ride a Tiger! Escape into the Tropics with Henri Rousseau

Let’s ride a tiger! Definitely not! We should never try to ride a tiger, and Henri Rousseau does not suggest it either! It would be horrible...

Sarah Mills 14 September 2026

Artist Stories

Henri Rivière: The French Artist Who Saw Paris Through a Japanese Lens

Henri Rivière was a painter, printmaker, and designer. He had a unique aesthetic that combined an Impressionist sensibility, Japanese printmaking...

Louisa Mahoney 7 September 2026

Berthe Morisot, Woman In Grey Reclining, 1879 Women Artists

Berthe Morisot: A Modern Parisian Woman

Berthe Morisot was an influential painter at the heart of the French Impressionist movement. Ahead of her time, her work was innovative, fresh, and...

Candy Bedworth 7 September 2026

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