painting, french

Explores the French painter's life and development as an artist, his involvement with Fauvism, and his continued experimentation with art.

Presents the life and work of Henri Matisse in the form of a child's school report.

A brief biography of the famous artist accompanies reproductions and analyses of several of his works.

Introduces the life and work of artist Pablo Picasso, who founded the movement known as Cubism.

Examines the life and work of the nineteenth-century artist Edgar Degas, who loved to paint scenes of Paris and the people who worked and lived there.

A young boy is fascinated by the life and paintings of the French painter Rousseau. He discovers many things about the artist and how he painted the exotic but primitive pictures.

A brief biography of the artist accompanies color reproductions and analyses of fifteen of his works.

Traces the life and artistic achievement of French painter Paul Cezanne.

Provides biographical profiles of major artists representative of the post-impressionist movement which began in France in the 1880s, each with discussion of the individual's youth, inspiration, and lasting influence; and includes a brief overview of post-impressionism, a time line, and a glossary.