Famous French Art Critics

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Charles Baudelaire

(French Poet Known for His Handling of Rhyme & Rhythm and His Book 'Les Fleurs du mal')

Birthdate: April 9, 1821

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: August 31, 1867

French prose poet, essayist, and critic Charles Baudelaire was one of the first translators of the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Best known for his book of poems Les Fleurs du mal, he is believed to have coined the word modernity and was associated with the symbolist and decadent movements.

Denis Diderot

(French Philosopher, Co-Founder and Chief Editor of the ‘Encyclopédie’)

Birthdate: October 5, 1713

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Langres, France

Died: July 31, 1784

Denis Diderot revolutionized the Age of Enlightenment as the co-founder of Encyclopédie, which was banned for questioning religion. He had flirted with the idea of joining the theater and becoming a priest, and even studied law, but later devoted himself to languages, literature, and philosophy.

Jacqueline Roque

(Best known as the muse and second wife of Pablo Picasso)

Birthdate: February 24, 1927

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: October 15, 1986

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Robbie Ross

(Canadian-British Journalist, Art Dealer, and Art Critic)

Birthdate: May 25, 1869

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Tours, France

Died: October 5, 1918

Joris-Karl Huysmans

(Art critic, Novelist)

Birthdate: February 5, 1848

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: May 12, 1907

Louis Aragon

(French Poet and Novelist)

Birthdate: October 3, 1897

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: December 24, 1982

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Jean Metzinger

(Painter)

Birthdate: June 24, 1883

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Nantes, France

Died: November 3, 1956

Octave Mirbeau

(Novelist)

Birthdate: February 16, 1848

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Trévières, France

Died: February 16, 1917

Ambroise Vollard

(Art Dealer)

Birthdate: July 3, 1866

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Saint-Denis, Réunion

Died: July 22, 1939

Léon Werth

(Writer)

Birthdate: February 17, 1878

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Remiremont, France

Died: December 13, 1955

Nicolas Bourriaud

(Curator)

Birthdate: April 13, 1965

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Niort, France

Maurice Bardèche

(Art critic)

Birthdate: October 1, 1907

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Dun-sur-Auron, France

Died: July 30, 1998

Louis Leroy

(Painter)

Birthdate: January 1, 1812

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: January 1, 1885

Michel Butor

(Writer)

Birthdate: September 14, 1926

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Mons-en-Barœul

Died: August 24, 2016

Félix Fénéon

(Art critic)

Birthdate: June 22, 1861

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Turin, Italy

Died: February 29, 1944

Champfleury

(Art critic)

Birthdate: September 17, 1821

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Laon, Aisne, France

Died: December 6, 1889

Jules de Goncourt

(Novelist)

Birthdate: December 17, 1830

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Nancy, France

Died: June 20, 1870