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French art collectors

35 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Adolph de MeyerPhotographer · PhotographyBaron Adolph de Meyer (1 September 1868 – 6 January 1946) was a French-born American photographer famed for his portraits in the early 20th century, many of which depicted celebrities such…
Agnès TroubléDesigner · Fashion(born Agnès Andrée Marguerite Troublé, 1941) is a French fashion designer with a namesake fashion label.
Antoine-François MarmontelPerson · Music memorabiliaAntoine François Marmontel (ɑ̃twan fʁɑ̃swa maʁmɔ̃tɛl; 18 July 1816 – 16 January 1898) was a French pianist, composer, teacher and musicographer.
Arsène HoussayeAuthor · BooksArsène Houssaye (28 March 1814 – 26 February 1896) was a French novelist, poet and man of letters.
Chana OrloffArtist · SculptureChana Orloff (25 June 1888 – 16 December 1968) was a Ukrainian-born French and Israeli Art deco and figurative art sculptor.
Dominique de VillepinAuthor · BooksDominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin (dɔminik maʁi fʁɑ̃swa ʁəne ɡaluzo də vilpɛ̃;
Edmond de GoncourtAuthor · BooksEdmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt (pron; 26 May 182216 July 1896) was a French writer, literary critic, art critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt.
Émile Étienne GuimetPerson · Music memorabiliaÉmile Étienne Guimet (emil ɡimɛ; 2 June 183612 October 1918) was a French industrialist, traveler and connoisseur.
Étienne Moreau-NélatonArtist · CeramicsAdolphe Étienne Auguste Moreau-Nélaton (2 December 1859 – 25 April 1927) was a French painter, art collector and art historian.
François BoucherEngraver · PrintsFrançois Boucher (lang; 29 September 1703 – 30 May 1770) was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style.
François FlamengIllustrator · IllustrationFrançois Léopold Flameng (6 December 1856 – 28 February 1923) was a French painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was the son of printmaker Léopold Flameng who educated him.
François-Xavier FabreArtist · PaintingsFrançois-Xavier Fabre (fʁɑ̃swa ɡzavje fabʁ; 1 April 1766 – 16 March 1837) was a French painter of historical subjects.
George-Daniel de MonfreidArtist · CeramicsGeorge-Daniel de Monfreid (14 March 1856 – 26 November 1929) was a French painter and art collector.
Georgette AgutteArtist · PaintingsGeorgette Agutte (17 May 1867 – 5 September 1922) was a French painter.
Henri Michel-LévyArtist · PaintingsHenri Michel-Lévy (July 11, 1844 in Passy, France - September 17, 1914 in Paris), was a French impressionist painter.
Henri RouartArtist · PaintingsStanislas-Henri Rouart (2 October 1833, Paris – 2 January 1912, Paris) was a French engineer, industrialist, art collector and painter.
Hubert de GivenchyDesigner · FashionHubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy (lang; 20 February 1927 – 10 March 2018) was a French fashion designer who founded the luxury fashion and perfume house of Givenchy in 1952.
Jacques DoucetDesigner · FashionJacques Doucet (1853–1929) was a French fashion designer and art collector. He is known for his elegant dresses, made with flimsy translucent materials in superimposing pastel colors.
Jacques-Émile BlancheEngraver · PrintsJacques-Émile Blanche (lang; (1 January 1861 – 30 September 1942) was a French artist, largely self-taught, who became a successful portrait painter, working in London and Paris.
Jean GigouxIllustrator · IllustrationJean François Gigoux (6 January 1806, Besançon – 11 December 1894, Paris) was a French painter, lithographer, illustrator and art collector.
Jean-Baptiste FaurePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jean-Baptiste Faure in 1850
Jean-Jacques BoissardAuthor · BooksJean-Jacques Boissard (1528 – 30 October 1602) was an antiquary and Neo-Latin poet.
Joseph AvedArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Self-portrait, c.
Léon BonnatEngraver · PrintsLéon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (20 June 1833 – 8 September 1922) was a French painter, Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur, art collector and professor at the Ecole des Beaux Arts.
Marie-Jacques PerrierPerson · Music memorabiliaMarie-Jacques Renée "Jacotte" Perrier (22 November 1924 – 29 November 2012) was a French singer, fashion journalist, voice actress, socialite, author and art collector.
Nélie JacquemartArtist · PaintingsCornélie Barbe Hyacinthe Jacquemart (kɔʁneli baʁb jasɛ̃t ʒakmaʁ), known as Nélie (neli; 25 July 1841– 15 May 1912) was a French painter, art collector and patron of the arts.
Paul GachetArtist · PaintingsPaul-Ferdinand Gachet (30 July 1828 – 9 January 1909) was a French physician most famous for treating the painter Vincent van Gogh during his last weeks in Auvers-sur-Oise.
Paul JamotArtist · PaintingsPaul Jamot (lang, lang; 22 December 1863 – 13 December 1939) was a French painter, art critic and museum curator.
Pauline FourèsArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Fourès
Pierre ChareauDesigner · Modern designPierre Chareau (4 August 1883 – 24 August 1950) was a French architect and designer.
Pierre RévoilArtist · PaintingsPierre Henri Révoil (12 June 1776 – 19 March 1842) was a French painter in the troubadour style.
Sébastien ÉrardPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Sébastien Érard
Tristan TzaraArtist · PaintingsTristan Tzara (lang; born Samuel or Samy Rosenstock, also known as S. Samyro; – 25 December 1963) was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist.
Yves Saint LaurentDesigner · FashionYves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent (1 August 1936 – 1 June 2008), better known as Yves Saint Laurent (alsoUK), was a French fashion designer who founded his eponymous fashion label in…

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