Artists

Artists

A site with links to information about a whole host of artists, sculptors etc. Passing the mouse over the photos on the home page will bring up the name of the artist and the type of art that they do. Simply click on one of the pictures to get to information about the artist that you are interested in. Very useful for students wanting to make a study of a particular artist.

http://www.french-art.com/artistes/index.htm

Monet

Site of the Monet foundation with a lot of information. (The site also has an English version…)

http://www.fondation-monet.com/index.html

Monet

Excellent site with a lot of information about Monet, his life and his works and his techniques, including photos of many of his paintings.

http://www.intermonet.com/monet.htm

Renoir

Good site for students making a study of this artist. His life history is explained simply. At the bottom of the page, clicking on the red link takes you to a page about the Impressionists and Renoir in particular, and how their movement clashed with the salons of the day.

http://www.chez.com/renoir/renoir1.htm

Leonardo da Vinci

Site with a lot of information.

http://artdevinci.free.fr/

Painting

From a Website for learners of French as a foreign language. Painting of Bonaparte by Ingres with a description of the painting (with many good painting expressions and terms picked out in red type). Students can also listen to a recording of the text read aloud. The text is read out slowly and clearly.

http://peinturefle.free.fr/lexique/description.htm

Painting

From a Website for learners of French as a foreign language. Paintings of different types (e.g. landscape, still life, portrait, nude, etc.) with examples and a definition of each. Matching exercise available to test knowledge of definitions.

http://peinturefle.free.fr/lexique/lex.html

Claude Monet

A really wonderful site for students wanting clear but detailed information. An illustrated chronological overview of Monet's work is given. Click on each of the paintings to go to an explanation (given in French and English).

http://www.intermonet.com/oeuvre/oeuvre.htm

Paul Cézanne

Site with loads of information on Paul Cézanne, including photos of some of his paintings.

http://www.cezanne.com/fr/index.htm

Paul Cézanne

Website with a lot of information about Cézanne and photos of some of his paintings.

http://www.atelier-cezanne.com/france/visites.htm

Paul Cézanne

Biography of Cézanne. At the bottom of the page you can see some of his paintings and get more information about them by clicking on them.

http://www.insecula.com/contact/A008560.html

Henri Matisse

Detailed biography of Henri Matisse, with an analysis of his impact on the world of art.

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/art-deco.france/matisse.htm

Henri Matisse

Website for the Musée Matisse in Nice. Click on the red link (Collections du musée) to see photos of his paintings, sculptures etc that are part of the museum collection.

http://www.musee-matisse-nice.org/index3.html

Marc Chagall

Website of the Chagall museum in Nice.

http://www.musee-chagall.fr/

Pompon

A short biography of the sculptor, Pompon.

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/actualites/celebrations2005/pompon

Maillol

The official website of the Maillol museum. Maillol was a painter and sculptor.

http://www.museemaillol.com/index2.html

Raoul Dufy

Website with lots of information about the painter Raoul Dufy.

http://www.raoul-dufy.com/

Ben Vautier

A short discussion on the meaning and importance of his art.

http://www.annecyarts.com/ben/

Ben Vautier

Ben's website. Click on j'ai à vendre to see some of his works.

http://www.ben-vautier.com/1996/sommaire.html

Ben Vautier

For a poem about his life and for answers to questions about his views and opinions, click on Qui est Ben?

For an extremely detailed biography of Ben (only for the really interested student!), click on Ma vie.

http://www.ben-vautier.com/1996/ego.html

Yves Klein

Description of his work and it's importance and characteristics, and a biography. Unfortunately the text is printed on a background of his famous IKB blue colour, which makes it a bit difficult to read!

http://members.aol.com/yakima67/yk-f.htm

Yves Klein

Photos of some of his works. Click on Galerie Y Klein at the bottom of the page to see more.

http://membres.lycos.fr/conanjc/gklein.htm

Yves Klein

Photos of some of his works. Click on Klein Gallery and then on the red button on the right to see more.

http://www.pipozor.com/pipozor/subjects/artists/klein/index.htm

Les Fables de la Fontaine

These fables are read out aloud clearly while you can follow on screen. There are loads to choose from – just click on the one you want to hear. Good listening practice. (Note that only the fables from books 1 and 2 have audio).

http://www.hello-world.com/Francais/jdlf/index.php