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The allemande originated in the 16th century as a duple metre dance of moderate tempo, already considered very old, with a characteristic "double-knocking" upbeat [3] of two or occasionally three sixteenth notes. [5] It appears to have derived from a German dance but no identifiable dance and no German dance instructions from this era survive.
Dance at Bougival is one of three paintings produced for the art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel. The three paintings are very similar to each other, each depicting a couple dancing in a different environment. [12] The other pieces, Dance in the City and Dance in the Country, have similar pastel coloring and a whimsical aura. The paintings were all ...
Founded in 1882, its satirical irreverence anticipated many of the art techniques and attitudes later associated with avant-garde and anti-art. Jules Lévy (1857–1935) Alphonse Allais (1854–1905) Sapeck (Eugène Bataille) (French) (1854–1891) Émile Cohl (1857–1938) Paul Bilhaud
The term is commonly used in French, English, and German to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art and culture. Avant-garde represents a pushing of the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the status quo , primarily in the cultural realm.
This is a list of French painters sorted alphabetically and by the century in which the painter was most active. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (/ ɡ oʊ ˈ ɡ æ n /; French: [øʒɛn ɑ̃ʁi pɔl ɡoɡɛ̃]; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements. He was also an influential practitioner of wood engraving and ...
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In March 1909, Matisse painted a preliminary version of this work, known as Dance (I). [3] It was a compositional study and uses paler colors and less detail. [4] The painting was highly regarded by the artist who once called it "the overpowering climax of luminosity"; it is also featured in the background of Matisse's Nasturtiums with the Painting "Dance I", (1912).