Famous French Art Critics

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Jacqueline Roque
(Best known as the muse and second wife of Pablo Picasso)
Jacqueline Roque
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Birthdate: February 24, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 15, 1986
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Joris-Karl Huysmans
(Art critic, Novelist)
Joris-Karl Huysmans
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Birthdate: February 5, 1848
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 12, 1907
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Louis Aragon
(French Poet and Novelist)
Louis Aragon
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Birthdate: October 3, 1897
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 24, 1982
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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 4 
Jean Metzinger
(Painter)
Jean Metzinger
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Birthdate: June 24, 1883
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nantes, France
Died: November 3, 1956
 5 
Octave Mirbeau
(Novelist)
Octave Mirbeau
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Birthdate: February 16, 1848
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Trévières, France
Died: February 16, 1917
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Léon Werth
(Writer)
Léon Werth
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Birthdate: February 17, 1878
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Remiremont, France
Died: December 13, 1955
 7 
Ambroise Vollard
(Art Dealer)
Ambroise Vollard
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Birthdate: July 3, 1866
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint-Denis, Réunion
Died: July 22, 1939
 8 
Nicolas Bourriaud
(Curator)
Nicolas Bourriaud
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Birthdate: April 13, 1965
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Niort, France
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Maurice Bardèche
(Art critic)
Maurice Bardèche
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Birthdate: October 1, 1907
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dun-sur-Auron, France
Died: July 30, 1998
 10 
Louis Leroy
(Painter)
Louis Leroy
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Birthdate: January 1, 1812
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 1, 1885
 11 
Michel Butor
(Writer)
Michel Butor
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Birthdate: September 14, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mons-en-Barœul
Died: August 24, 2016
 12 
Félix Fénéon
(Art critic)
Félix Fénéon
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Birthdate: June 22, 1861
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Turin, Italy
Died: February 29, 1944
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Champfleury
(Art critic)
Champfleury
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Birthdate: September 17, 1821
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Laon, Aisne, France
Died: December 6, 1889
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Jules de Goncourt
(Novelist)
Jules de Goncourt
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Birthdate: December 17, 1830
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: June 20, 1870