William Adolphe Bouguereau 1825-1905 In his own time, Bouguereau was considered to be one of the greatest painters in the world. Most known for realistic and mythological art.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1841-1919 Leading French painter in the development of the Impressionist style. Celebrator of beauty, and especially feminine sensuality.
Claude Monet 1840-1926 founder of French impressionist painting, practitioner of the movement's philosophy of expressing perceptions, especially as applied to plein-air landscape painting. The termImpressionism is derived from the title of his painting Impression, Sunrise.
Paul Cezanne 1839-1906 French Post-Impressionist painter. Can be said to form the bridge between late 19th century Impressionism and the early 20th century's new line of artistic enquiry, Cubism.
Georges Braque 1882-1963 French painter and sculptor who, along with Pablo Picasso, developed the art movement known as cubism, also painted in Fauvism style.
