Artist and Their Writings

3 credits

Conducted in French. In this course, students will study French culture through some key artists at the turn of the XIXth century. The course will explore the rapport between their visual work, their writings (or writings about them) and their lives. The artists studied will be Van Gogh, Gauguin, Matisse, Picasso, Rodin, Camille Claudel, Cezanne. We will look at the evolution of their work in conjunction with their biographies, reading extracts from their letters or pronouncements on art and life.