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The Swell
Grimaud-Lebeaux Sandrine
Why choose The Swell for your contemporary interior?(45.67" x 35.04")
Aquaverde
Grimaud-Lebeaux Sandrine
Expressionist ink painting | Blue monochrome with green highlights(3'37" x 27.56")
Chaos bluish and pinkish
Marief
Chaos melting-pot of pinkish and bluish splinters | Abstract watercolor painting(20.08" x 20.08" framed)
The Flower Woman
Jourdan Servane
Nude woman dressed with flowers(21.65" x 17.72")
The Four Friends
Twoodje
Curves intertwined - An Abstract Portrait of 4 friends in Painting(28.74" x 36.22")
Water flowers
Marief
Watercolor painting | Pistachio flowers on blue marsh water(23.62" x 15.75" framed)
chalim no. 5
Cha Sun
Contemporary abstract painting | Stormy sea(35.43" x 35.43")
The seaside path
Paugam Daniel
Contemporary painting with 3 primary colors(35.43" x 45.31")
Abstract Landscape no. 11
AERH Arts
Watercolor and Indian ink - Reflects of the street lamps of the seaside(8.27" x 11.69")
Explosive nature
Jourdan Servane
Painting flowers like red fireworks(27.56" x 19.69")
Seabed No20
Em'aquarelle
Abstract painting | Watercolor ocean, dark blue abysses(7.87" x 11.81")
2019-5 MLLC
Le Campion M-L
Abstract Painting : Red Cargos on a Blue Ocean(19.69" x 19.69")
Moon in the sky
Benetti Andrea
(23.62" x 31.50")
The Horseman and his Cow
Paugam Daniel
Burlesque, oil painting | Very colorful canvas(31.50" x 3'37")
Time Bird
Achikhman Dayva
Multicolored, symbolic and geometric painting(19'69" x 39'37")
White-cheeked face
Twoodje
Abstract Painting Geometric Face | Outsider Art(51.18" x 38.19")
Last act
Le Tutour Nicolas
Oil painting, Survival in the Apocalypse(31.50" x 23.62")
Scream
JIEL
Portrait painting of a woman inspired by Edvard Munch's painting "The scream"(31.50" x 3'37")
Blueness
Jemy Art
Blue modern abstract painting with gold sheet(15.75" x 15.75")
The struggle
JIEL
Contemporary portrait of a woman in the pillory(3'37" x 3'37")
Seahorse 03
AERH Arts
Watercolor A4 format - Fish with a colorful armor(11.69" x 8.27")
2019-1 MLLC
Le Campion M-L
Cargo on the Blue expanse: Horizontal Sea Painting(19.69" x 4'11.06")
Blue-eared One-eye
Twoodje
The Blue Enigma: Abstract Painting with Geometric Contours(24.02" x 18.11")
The Defeat
JIEL
Contemporary portrait of a woman in the pillory(3'37" x 3'37")
A father's admiration
Jourdan Servane
Fœtus oil painting(19.69" x 19.69")
chalim no. 4
Cha Sun
Abstract contemporary painting | Ethereal summits(14.96" x 18.11")
Tao Tse Toung No2
Paugam Daniel
Red and black, modern abstract painting(3'37" x 3'37")
The one who can please
Le Tutour Nicolas
Symphony on Canvas: the Bee and the Violin intermingle(15.75" x 15.75")
Winter is here
Grimaud-Lebeaux Sandrine
Expressionist ink painting | Parma mist in the foliage(27.56" x 3'37")
The 2 Catalans
Twoodje
Painting Portrait Abstract Geometric lines(3'37" x 27.56")
Love regained
Benetti Andrea
Abstract Painting: Love found in Canvas, Hearts and Symbol(27.56" x 19.69")
Ocean 1
Marief
Abstract Marine watercolor | Ocean under a blue sea mist(17.32" x 12.60" framed)
Beach no. 6
AERH Arts
Watercolor - Acidulous beach cabins(21 sm x 29,7 sm)
Seabed No19
Em'aquarelle
Abstract painting | Watercolor ocean teal(11.81" x 7.87")
chalim no. 2
Cha Sun
Contemporary abstract painting | Taupe and ice blue shoreline(21.26" x 28.74")
Tribute to Thierry Hermès
Benetti Andrea
Abstract Art - Thierry Hermès as a source of inspiration(15.75" x 31.50")
Honey fly
Le Tutour Nicolas
Bee and Honey: marbled Painting, Round Format(Circular canvas of 11.81" diameter x )
Past and Future - Apis
Le Tutour Nicolas
Minimalist Art: Oil Painting, Bee caught in Amber(3'37" x 31.89")
The Great Blue
Marief
Watercolor painting | Blue turquoise lagoon(15.75" x 15.75" framed)
VIR - bee and cherry
Le Tutour Nicolas
Bee and Cherry Oil Painting | Night Blue background(15.75" x 15.75")
GILE - bee and jar of honey
Le Tutour Nicolas
Painting, the bee and the jar of honey | Night Blue background(15.75" x 15.75")
The dragon's golds
Tristan
Fantastic Art | Oil Painting(23.62" x 23.62")
Daydreaming in an armchair
Paugam Daniel
Abstract black and white painting on yellow background(3'37" x 31.89")
Light-bearer
Le Tutour Nicolas
Animal painting: Luminous Bee, blue night horizon(15.75" x 47.24")
2019-2 MLLC
Le Campion M-L
Abstract painting : Bright Marina(19.69" x 4'11,06")
Genesis 9 :2
Le Tutour Nicolas
Animal oil painting | Bee facing human negligence(23.62" x 31.50")
Witness
Tristan
Fantastic Art | Oil painting(31.50" x 31.50")
Ocean 1 and 2
Marief
Abstract Marine watercolor | Diptych of the sea under different skies(17.32" x 12.60" framed)
The Black Fir Trees
Marief
Black and white landscape | Canvas of black fir trees(15.75" x 19.69" framed)
Distant landscape
Paugam Daniel
Minimalist black and white painting | Contemporary canvas(19.69" x 3'37")
Suburban tubular cities
Paugam Daniel
Modern metropolis | Large black and white painting(3'37" x 3'37")
The Peacock
Marief
Watercolor painting animal | Peacock with bluish feathers(19.69" x 15.75" framed)
VIR-GILE - bee and cherry
Le Tutour Nicolas
Bee, Honey and Cherry painting | Night Blue background(15.75" x (15.75" + 15.75"))
Flowers 03
AERH Arts
Watercolor - A4 format - Hatching of a bindweed near the shore(11.69" x 8.27")
Shattered woman
Jourdan Servane
Woman and violence, oil painting(21.65" x 18.11")
Venice lagoon
Benetti Andrea
Abstract Modern Painting: Venice Lagoon(23.62" x 3'37")
Petal-eye
Paugam Daniel
Contemporary painting | Modern canvas(31.50" x 31.50")
Water lilies of silence No1v3
Paugam Daniel
Impressionist painting n°1/3 blue nymphea(31.50" x 31.50")
Red Cats
AERH Arts
Two-colored linocut painting in red and white - A4 Format(8.27" x 11.69")
The Swamp
Le Campion M-L
The marsh coiled between land and sea: Contemporary Painting(31.50" x 31.50")
Orthodox Church No.1
AERH Arts
Gold linocut painting - A4 Format(11.69" x 8.27")
Seahorse 04
AERH Arts
Watercolor A4 format - marine animal with a tubiform and aspiring mouth(11.69" x 8.27")
Triangle of light
Achikhman Dayva
Abstract Painting multicolor Triangle(25'59" x 19'69")
Small imaginary landscape
Marief
Winter landscape mimosas | Watercolor painting(12.40" x 17.32" framed)
chalim no. 3
Cha Sun
Abstract contemporary painting | Autumn dew(14.96" x 18.11")
The 2 birds
Paugam Daniel
Contemporary black and white design painting(19.69" x 3'37")
Movies
Benetti Andrea
Cinematographic Painting: abstract flashes from the film reel(31.50" x 19.69")
Palaeolithic
Le Tutour Nicolas
Rock Painting, Bee and Honey gathering(23.62" x 31.50")
Seahorse 02
AERH Arts
Watercolor - A4 format - Fabulous animal, half-horse half-fish.(11.69" x 8.27")
Origen
Le Tutour Nicolas
Dazzling Bee: Radiant Painting(23.62" x 31.50")
Like an aurora borealis
Marief
Watercolor painting of an aurora borealis in the dark of night(11.81" x 15.75" framed)
The fan algae
Paugam Daniel
Contemporary painting | Modern abstract painting(31.50" x 31.50")
Alignment
Guellec Patrick
11 Boats lined up at sea: Marine Elegance in Paint(14.96" x 24.02")
About the Nature of Things
Le Tutour Nicolas
Animal Painting in Oil | Nature in War | Bee(23.62" x 31.50")
Wild animal
Paugam Daniel
Black and white painting | Minimalist canvas(19.69" x 3'37")
Evocation fall
Marief
Watercolor sfumato painting | Autumn landscape(15.75" x 23.62" framed)
Evocation Spring
Marief
Spring landscape in blue-sugared almond | Watercolor painting(15.75" x 23.62" framed)
Evocation Winter
Marief
Watercolor painting | Blue glow on the snowy mountain(15.75" x 23.62" framed)
Annum Domini
Le Tutour Nicolas
Animal Painting in Oil | Danger of Pesticide | Bee(23.62" x 31.50")
Pink migrations
Marief
Watercolor painting of pink flamingos on a blue and cream lake(23.62" x 23.62" framed)
Portrait no. 4
AERH Arts
Cubist painting with watercolor - Fragmented Portrait of a woman(11.69" x 8.27")
Water lilies of silence No 3v3
Paugam Daniel
Impressionist painting n°3/3 blue nymphea(31.50" x 31.50")
2022-5 Diptych I and II
Le Campion M-L
Sea and Islands, Abstract Expressionist paintings(23.62" (I) + 23.62" (II) x 11.81" (I) + 18.11" (II))
Ocean 2
Marief
Abstract Marine watercolor | The sea in a lull(17.32" x 12.60" framed)
Portrait of a woman on a red background
JIEL
Woman portrait painting | Expressionist canvas(19.69" x 11.81")
Sunflower
Le Tutour Nicolas
Animal Painting in Oil: Poisoned Earth, Sunflower and Bee(23.62" x 31.50")
My Universe
Benetti Andrea
Galaxy in motion : Abstract Modern Painting(19.69" x 31.50")
Portrait of a woman on a purple background
JIEL
Woman portrait painting | Expressionist canvas(23.62" x 15.75")
2019*9
Le Campion M-L
Abstract Marine Painting : Island of Red Buildings(9.84" x 21.65")
2022-6 MLLC
Le Campion M-L
Bréhat Island, abstract expressionist painting(23.62" x 18.11")
Blue Portrait
Twoodje
Painting Geometric Abstract Face influenced by Picasso(45.67" x 35.04")
Dangerous game
Benetti Andrea
Modern Painting: the Artistic Clash of 2 rival Gangs(31.50" x 27.56")
Large-winged animal
Paugam Daniel
Fire-colored contemporary painting(31.50" x 31.50")
The passageway
Jourdan Servane
Oil painting - black lacquered gate, surrounded by low rubble walls.(23.62" x 19.69")
Earth and Sky
Le Tutour Nicolas
Animal Oil Painting: Bees and Freedom(23.62" x 31.50")
Oceanic mirage
Le Campion M-L
The town of YS: Abstract Art Expressionist Painting(31.50" x 31.50")
Granny
Pichon Eric
Breton woman painting in black and white(39.76" x 28.35")
Dynamics of opportunity
Benetti Andrea
Modern Abstract Painting : deciphering the mechanism of fortune(3'37" x 3'37")
Ray
Guellec Patrick
Marine Odyssey : between blazing Skies and azure Seas | PAINTING(25.59" x 3'37")
The 2019-6
Le Campion M-L
Night-time beach cabins in a square canvas(19.69" x 19.69")
Cocktail by the Pool.
Pichon Eric
Pop Art, paintings inspired by David Hockney(19.69" x 27.56")
9 couples with 22 faces
Twoodje
Andy Warhol inspires artist Twoodje in his painting "9 couples with 22 faces"(45.67" x 35.04")
Bigfoot / Yeti / Sasquatch
Tristan
Fantastic Art | Oil Painting(23.62" x 23.62")
Headwind
Guellec Patrick
Marine Painting : Sailboards and Serene Waves(17.72" x 24.02")
hydrangeaisland
Guellec Patrick
Abstract Maritime Scene : Painting of fishermen's houses(18.11" x 25.59")
The bee and death
Le Tutour Nicolas
Animal Art in Oils - Minimalist Painting with Skull and Bee(31.50" x 23.62")
The Dive
Le Campion M-L
Ocean blue lagoon, Abstract expressionist painting(31.50" x 15.75")
Water lilies of silence No2v3
Paugam Daniel
Impressionist painting n°2/3 blue nymphea(31.50" x 31.50")
Swimming in troubled waters
Le Campion M-L
Abysses and ocean, expressionist and abstract painting(31.50" x 15.75")
Little fish will grow big
Le Campion M-L
Large ocean Small creature, Abstract Painting(31.50" x 15.75")
Sakura
Pichon Eric
Sakura painting | Japanese Landscape painting(33.86" x 25.98")
MAIKO from Japan
Pichon Eric
Geisha painting | Japanese canvas(3'37" x 3'37")
Sacred Path
Benetti Andrea
Sacred Path in Abstraction : Modern and Expressive Painting(23.62" x 35.43")
The Blue Cave
Paugam Daniel
Two-tone abstract painting(39.37" x 39.37")
The game of 7 mistakes
Twoodje
Try your hand at the Game of 7 errors in this Abstract Geometric Painting!(3'37" x 27.56")
A story of colors
Le Campion M-L
Shrimp bank in Abstraction pastel | Canvas(18.11" x 12.99")
The invisible One
Twoodje
Contemporary Art, Intense shades Geometric Face Painting(3'37" x 27.56")
The reptile
Benetti Andrea
Contemporary Painting: Snake in relief, Abstract Art(23.62" x 19.69")
CIXI, Dowager Empress of China
Pichon Eric
The Chinese Empress | Canvas with gold paper(33.46" x 22.83")
Kid of the dawn
Twoodje
Discover "Kid of the Dawn" a Green Geometric Painting(16.14" x 10.63")
The mermaids
Benetti Andrea
Abstract Modern Painting : Mermaid swell(31.50" x 3'37")
Mammoth VS Mouse
Tristan
Circus painting | Animal canvas(15.75" x 15.75")
The Magic Box
Paugam Daniel
Abstract painting sea assembly(3'37" x 3'37")
Cuddle
Paugam Daniel
Abstract painting bright colors | Square format(3'37" x 3'37")
Evening in Venice.
Paugam Daniel
Venice painting | Abstract canvas(3' 37" x 3' 37")
Freedom
Tristan
Circus painting | Animal canvas(15.75" x 15.75")
Synapsis
Benetti Andrea
Modern Painting "Synapsis" - Artistic exploration of unconscious connections(27.56" x 27.56")
The poppy
Paugam Daniel
Abstract painting bright colors | Square format(3'37" x 3'37")
GEIKO from Kyoto
Pichon Eric
Woman manga painting | Japanese art painting(3'37" x 3'37")
Rose reflections
Paugam Daniel
Painting nymphea yellow pink | Impressionist canvas(31.50" x 31.50")
Bachelor party
Benetti Andrea
Contemporary Painting. Bas-relief, the Bye bye of a Lonely Heart(23.62" x 31.50")
The 6 poppies
Paugam Daniel
Painting of red flowers | Abstract decoration(3'37" x 3'37")
Yellow Ubister
Paugam Daniel
Abstract painting red and black | Square format(31.50" x 31.50")
Abyss
Le Campion M-L
Indigo abyss, Abstract painting(18.11" framed x 12.60" framed)
An upside-down head
Twoodje
Andy Warhol inspires artist Twoodje in his painting "An upside-down head"(27.56" x 3'37")
Funny water lilies No 2v3
Paugam Daniel
Impressionist painting no. 2/3 pink nymphea(35.43" x 43.31")
Little Dance Steps
Tristan
Circus painting | Animal canvas(15.75" x 15.75")
The Card to Play
Paugam Daniel
Large abstract painting | Explosion of acid colors(3'37" x 3'37")
The half butterfly
Paugam Daniel
Contemporary painting, pure two-tone abstract canvas(31.50" x 31.50")
Greekale
Benetti Andrea
The Mediterranean wind in a Painting : a breathtaking Abstract work(27.56" x 27.56")
Trouville in Normandy
Twoodje
Minimalist painting: grey Canvas with blood-red furrow(31.50" x 23.62")
Animal running
Paugam Daniel
Painting white blue black abstract(28.74" x 3'37")
Animal Flying
Paugam Daniel
Contemporary minimalist painting | Art in black & white( 19.69" x 3'37")
Funny water lilies No1v3
Paugam Daniel
Impressionist painting no.1/3 pink nymphea(35.04" x 45.67")
Happy Garden No2
Paugam Daniel
Unique abstract painting, yellow-red paint(3'37" x 3'37")
Water lilies in bloom
Paugam Daniel
Impressionist painting - Pink and blue water lilies(3'37" x 28.74")
Funny water lilies No 3v3
Paugam Daniel
Impressionist painting no.3/3 pink nymphea(35.04" x 45.67")
Yellow reflections
Paugam Daniel
Impressionist painting | Water lilies(3'37" x 28.74')
Let's dance before milking
Paugam Daniel
Burlesque Cubist painting | very colorful(3'37" x 31.50")
The Swans
Pichon Eric
Monumental painting of a landscape in oil - 6 paintings in a row(6 panels of 3 ft 5.34 in x 6 panels of 3 ft 3.37in)
A breath of marine air
Le Campion M-L
A marine escape - Abstract Painting in blue and yellow(13.78" x 13.78")
The Don Quixote of Asserack
Twoodje
Don Quixote, Abstract Art Painting caramel and black(51.18" x 38.19")
In the depths
Le Campion M-L
Persian ocean depths, Abstract painting(18.11" framed x 12.60" framed)
Middle ages
Benetti Andrea
Medieval Musing - Captivating Abstract Painting of a bygone era(27.56" x 27.56")
Paintings for sale online | Contemporary art sale
Modern painting, abstract, Pop Art, black and white art, expressionist painting, marine canvas, watercolor, oil, artistic assemblage...
For those who appreciate the grace of an elegant interior
At KerLuxY, we're passionate about creating warm, designer spaces. We have therefore selected for you a reasonable number of unique and original works of art by both emerging and renowned artists:
The ocean plays a key role at Kerluxy, the West Coast Art Gallery, where marine canvases, watercolors and paintings in shades of blue abound. Here, sand is weighted down on an Urban Art Canvas with the captivating "Trouville" by artist Twoodje, or the fishing net gleaned from a beach in Brittany that has washed up in an Artistic Assemblage with the fascinating "Magic Box" by artist Daniel Paugam;
Lovers of loft spaces and California cottages have inspired us. So we've selected for them, and for you, a collection of abstract paintings and modern canvases to buy online, designed to liven up your off-white or eggshell walls;
Dive into Pop Art, influenced by British painter David Hockney, with this "Cocktail by the Pool" painting by artist Eric Pichon;
Discover chic Black & White artworks;
One of the House's favorites is the expressionist painting "Haro" by artist Jiel, reminiscent of "The Scream" by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.
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ARTISTIC TRENDS & MOVEMENTS / PAINTING
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Early XIIIth century / XIVth century – Gothic Painting
We find Gothic painting in illuminations, frescoes and altarpieces of churches or the first individual portraits of great people. The first portrait is that of King John the Good around 1360. Iti is also the birth of Secular painting.
Some famous painters:
. Ambrogio Lorenzetti – « Madonna di Vico l’Abate, 1319 » ;
. Simone Martini – « L’Annonciation », « Maestà, 1315 ».
The 15th century – The Dawn of the Renaissance, also known as the « First Renaissance »
The cradle of the Renaissance is located in Florence. Feudal society gave way to a new, more open society. Painting underwent a prodigious expansion and imposed itself as an art form. The artists of the Renaissance sought to express human life and reality in their works. Atmosphere, perspective and form are their essential concerns.
Some famous painters:
. Masaccio - « Saint Pierre distribuant des aumônes aux pauvres » ;
. Mantegna - « Le Christ mort ».
End of 15th century /16th century - Affirmation of the Renaissance, still called « classical renaissance »
This century is that of the giants of Art. In Rome: Michelangelo, Raphael… In Venice: Titian, Veronese… In Lombardy, Leonardo da Vinci. The Renaissance reached during this century its full maturity of expression. Artists in search of beauty were inspired by the ancient world while using their knowledge and new techniques such as linear perspective. New painting subjects, such as landscape and nudes, appeared.
Some famours painters:
. Sandro Botticelli – « La Vierge à l’enfant, 1467 », « La naissance de Vénus, 1484-1485 » ;
. Léonard de Vinci - « La Cène, 1495-1498 », « La Joconde, 1503-1506 » ;
. Raphaël - « Les Trois Grâces, 1504-1505 », « Chambre de la Signature, 1508 » ;
. Michel-Ange – « Fresques de la Chapelle Sixtine, 1508-1512 », « Le Jugement dernier, 1536-1541 » ;
. Titien – « La Vénus d’Urbin, 1538 », « Vénus au miroir, 1554-1555 ».
Painters of the KERLUXY Art Gallery:
. Tristan creates vaporous atmospheres in his oil paintings. This pictorial technique of « Sfumato » was invented by Leonardo da Vinci. His works are proposed on the site KerLuxY: « The Dragon’s golds »...
The 16th and 17th centuries - The Prestige of the Kings of France
From François I to Charles IX, each king left a strong artistic imprint, rich in refined works.
Mannerism 1520-1580
Inspired by their classical predecessors, Mannerist painters blurred the reference points in terms of space and time. In this incoherence, the bodies are also deformed, the musculature very accentuated, the effect of movement sought. The female nude is animated by the serpentine line, signature of mannerism. The painter of this movement is in search of his singularity to establish a recognition.
Some famours painters:
. Paolo Véronèse – « La tentation de Saint Antoine, 1551 », « les Noces de Cana, 1563 » ;
. Pontormo – « Joseph en Egypte, 1518 ».
è MANNERIST PAINTERS FROM THE SCHOOL OF FONTAINEBLEAU:
The first School of Fontainebleau 1526-1570
The French Court moved to Fontainebleau. François I (reign 1515-1547) invited Italian artists to embellish his Palace. Mythological scenes and nudes were sources of inspiration for Mannerist artists. The Great Gallery is covered with the animal emblem of the king, the salamander. Large libertine frescoes adorn the rooms.
Some famous painters:
. Rosso Fiorentino – « Le Sacrifice, 1534-1539 » ;
. Le Primatice (Francesco Primaticcio) - « Apollon et les Muses au Parnasse » ;
. Jean Clouet - « François 1er, vers 1530 » ;
. Antoine Caron – « Diane Chasseresse, vers 1550 ».
The second School of Fontainebleau 1594-1617
In France, under the reign of King Henry IV (1594-1610) and the regency of Marie de Medicis (1610-1617), royal building sites were resumed; the Palace of Fontainebleau was thus completed. The new masters of this movement were French and Flemish painters. The subject of predilection of the Mannerist artists will be the romantic scenes in particular.
Some famous painters:
. Ambroise Dubois – « Portrait de Marie de Médicis en Minerve » ;
. Toussaint Dubreuil – « Henri IV en Hercule, 1600 », « La montée au Calvaire, fin XVIe ».
The 17th century -Caravaggio
An innovator, Caravaggio (1571-1610) structured his works through the effects of light and shadow. A
Some famous painters:
. Le Caravage – « Le jeune Bacchus malade, 1591 », « Saint Matthieu et l’Ange, v. 1602 » ;
. Georges de La Tour – « Les Mangeurs de pois, 1622-1625 », « La Rixe des musiciens, 1625-1627 » ;
. Rembrandt – « Le Reniement de Saint Pierre, 1660 ».
The 17th and 18th centuries - The Baroque
Born in Italy during the seventeenth century, this movement had for precursors Michelangelo, Tintoretto and Correggio. During this period realism was king. Painting reached a degree of perfection never surpassed. Rembrandt made an exceptional discovery: chiaroscuro. This new technique allowed painters to take a gigantic step towards the conquest of atmosphere and ambiance. It was the time of the great paintings for palaces, life-size portraits and vast compositions full of life and movement.
Some famous painters:
. Rembrandt – « La ronde de nuit, 1642 », « Le Syndic de la guilde des drapiers, 1662 » ;
. Diego Vélasquez – « Portrait de chevalier, 1623 ».
The 17th century - The Classicism (1650-1750)
With Classicism, the French works find clarity and rigor, the scene is ordered and finished in space. They were inspired by ancient art and the Renaissance, far from the codes of Mannerism and Baroque. The drawing and its regular lines serve noble or complex themes. The Court of Versailles displayed its power by investing massively in Art; Charles Le Brun was the first painter of King Louis XIV, in charge of the decoration of the Louvre, the castles of Vaux-le-Vicomte and Versailles.
Some famous painters:
. Nicolas Poussin – « Les Bergers d’Arcadie, vers 1640 » ;
. Charles le Brun – « Entrée d’Alexandre dans Babylone, 1664 » ;
. Louis Le Nain – « Le repas des paysans, 1645 », « La Forge, 1642 » ;
. Georges de la Tour – « Le Tricheur à l’as de carreau, 1636 ».
The 18th century - The Rococo (1715-1780)
France took the place of Italy as a pole of artistic attraction with reference to the end of the reign of Louis XIV and then under the reign of Louis XV, their palaces, their decor and their way of life. This was the time of bucolic subjects, evaporated women and « licked » painting. The beauty and complexity of the Rococo works produced gave them an indisputable value from a technical point of view. The movement disappeared at the dawn of the French Revolution in 1789.
Some famous painters:
. Antoine Watteau – « Fêtes vénitiennes, 1718-1719 » ;
. Jean-Honoré Fragonard – « Les Baigneuses, 1765 », « Les Hasards heureux de l’escarpolette, 1767 » ;
. François Boucher – « l’Odalisque blonde, 1751 », « Pan et Syrinx, 1759 ».
Late 18th century - Neo-Classicism(1760-1800)
Alongside Goya’s work, art underwent a profound transformation due to major historical events. The spirit of the French Revolution invaded the field of art, which was now open to all. The Empire then precipitated a return to classicism. The Neo-Classical style follows uncompromising rules of composition applied without any concession. In the confusion, something is preparing for painting: on the one hand the return to classical antiquity, on the other hand the birth of romanticism. The colors undergo a sensitive revolution that foreshadows the next century.
Some famous painters:
. Jacques-Louis David – « La mort de Marat, 1793 » ;
. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres – « L’apothéose d’Homère, 1827 ».
End of the 18th century - Romanticism (1795-1850)
With Romanticism, feelings are expressed with passion and exaltation. The themes of predilection are fear, violence, death, freedom, imagination and dreams.
Some famous painters:
. Eugène Delacroix – « Scènes des massacres de Scio, 1824 », « La mort de Sardanapale, 1828 », « La Liberté guidant le peuple, 1830 » ;
. Théodore Géricault - « Le Radeau de la Méduse, 1819 » ;
. Francisco de Goya - « Tres de Mayo, 1814 » ;
. Caspar David Friedrich - « Le Voyageur contemplant une mer de nuages, 1818 ».
1860- Birth of Impressionism
The term « Impressionism » refers to the title of a painting by Monet, « Impression, Sunrise ».
The meaning and purpose of Impressionism was to substitute a new conception of light and life for the dark colors and solid forms that realists lent to things. Artists left their studios to paint outdoors; the major theme was the landscape.
Some famous painters:
. Claude Monet – « Coquelicots, 1873 » : « Nymphéas, paysage d’eau, 1905 et 1908 » ;
. Edgar Degas – « La classe de danse, 1873-1875 » ;
. Gustave Caillebotte – « Les Raboteurs de parquet, 1875 » ;
. Auguste Renoir « Bal du Moulin de la Galette, 1876 » ;
. Vincent van Gogh – « Iris, 1889 ».
Painters of the KERLUXY Art Gallery:
. Daniel Paugam exhibits impressionist style paintings on KerluxY Art Gallery: « Les Nénuphars fleuris », «Water lilies of silence n°1/3», « Water lilies of silence n°2/3 », « Water lilies of silence n°3/3 », « Reflets de roses », « Reflets jaunes », « Funny water lilies n°1/3 », « Funny water lilies n°2/3 », « Funny water lilies n°3/3 », « Reflets de roses », « Reflets jaunes ».
End of the 19th century – Reaction to Impressionism
The avant-garde paintings were looking for new ways. New groups and styles followed the eternal movement forward, always in search of concepts and forms to discover. Thus were born:
The NATURALIST painters
After a romantic preamble, the art of this time gradually discovers its way. The century was thus born under the sign of romanticism. The initiative belongs to the English. A new technique appeared: watercolor. Art becomes more democratic and we can see “the man in the street” making his own artistic attempts.
Some famous painters:
. William Turner – « Paysage avec une rivière et une baie dans le lointain, 1835 » ; « Landscape with a river and a bay in the background, 1845 » ;
. John Constable – « Paysage avec cottages, 1809-1810 », « Le champ de blé, 1816 ».
The SYMBOLIST painters – 1870/1914
Symbolist painters reject the standards dictated by academia, realism and naturalism. Melancholy, anguish, pessimism, darkness, fear, pain and death dominate their works. Among them, the group of Nabis artists met at Pont-Aven in Brittany.
Some famous painters:
. Paul Gauguin - « Le Christ Jaune, 1989 » ;
. Pierre Puvis de Chavannes – « L’Espérance, 1872 », « Le Rêve, 1883 » ;
. Gustave Moreau - « Salomé dansant devant Hérode, 1876 » ;
. Edvard Munch - « Le cri, 1893 », « Anxiété, 1894 ».
The SYNTHETIC painters (1886-1888)
The artists follow the style of the Pont-Aven School (go to the essential with flat areas of bright colors without perspectives and the partitioning of the plans).
Some famous painters:
. Paul Gauguin – « La vision après le sermon, 1888 », « La belle Angèle, 1889 » ;
. Paul Sérusier – « Le Talisman, 1888 ».
The REALIST painters– second half of the 19th century
The realist movement sounded the death knell of romanticism, as evidenced by the canvas painted by Gustave Courbet in 1849 « A funeral in Ornans ». The subject of predilection is none other than scenes imprinted with real life without artifice.
Some famous painters:
. Gustave Courbet - « L’homme à la pipe, 1844 », « Un enterrement à Ornans, 1849 », « L’Origine du Monde, 1866 » ;
. Camille Corot - « La femme à la perle, 1869 », « La lecture interrompue, 1870 ».
The MODERNIST painters (1870-1950)
The modernist movement took root at the height of the industrial revolution. The precursors eager for freedom wished to break with tradition. The work is simplified, stripped of decorative elements, pure colors contrast.
Some famous painters:
. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec – « La Goulue et sa sœur au Moulin Rouge, 1892 » ;
. Edouard Manet – « Le déjeuner sur l’herbe, 1863 ».