Women painters - 1780 -1830

GK197556
Written in French.

Between 1780 and 1830, women artists gained unprecedented visibility in France.
Transformed by the French Revolution, the space of artistic production opened up in an unprecedented way to women. The works of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, Marguerite Gérard, Marie-Guillemine...
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Characteristics

Number of illustrations
36
Artists
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842), Marie-Guillemine Benoist (1768-1826), Nisa Villers (1774-1821), Julie Louise Duvidal de Montferrier (1797-1865), Constance Mayer (1775-1821)
Art movements
18th century, 19th century, Neo-Classicism
Dimensions
12,7 x 17,6 x 1,2 cm
Theme
Women
Reference
GK197556
EAN
9782072906640
Size of the book
Paperback with flap
Diffusor
EDITIONS FLAMMARION
Distributor
EDITIONS FLAMMARION
Conservation museum
Paris - Musée du Luxembourg

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Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842)

Vigée Le Brun's self-portraits abound: paintings, pastels and drawings elegantly combine grace and feminine pride. As the Ancien Régime and its fine arts institution came to an end, the artist supplanted most of his portrait competitors. Her desire to overcome the constraints imposed on women artists allows her to develop a very personal technique and aesthetic criteria: she masters the science of colour and invents a whole range of poses and costumes that allow her to bring a great variety to her portraits and improvisations.