![Berthe Morisot Berthe Morisot](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/berthe-morisot-1.jpg)
![Berthe Morisot Berthe Morisot](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/berthe-morisot-1.jpg)
Louise Bourgeois was a French-American artist best remembered for her large-scale installation art and sculpture. Also a prolific printmaker and painter, Bourgeois explored a variety of themes, such as sexuality and death. In 1997, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts. In 2009, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
![Françoise Gilot Françoise Gilot](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/franoise-gilot-1.jpg)
Françoise Gilot is a French painter whose professional career was overshadowed by her long and turbulent relationship with Spanish painter Pablo Picasso. After breaking up with Picasso, with whom Gilot had two children, the former deterred galleries from buying her work. He even tried blocking the release of her memoir Life With Picasso which was released in 1964.
![Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/lisabeth-vige-lebrun-1.jpg)
Marie Tussaud was a French artist and sculptor best remembered for her wax sculptures. She founded Madame Tussauds, a wax museum, in London in 1835. The museum is a major tourist attraction today. As a young girl, she learned wax modeling from doctor cum wax modeler Philippe Curtius. In the ensuing years, she became a prominent sculptor.
French sculptor Camille Claudel is also popularly known as legendary sculptor Auguste Rodin’s student, mistress, and muse. Claudel also contributed to many of Rodin’s masterpieces but never got any credit for it. After her relationship with Rodin soured, she became alienated and eventually died in an asylum.
Niki de Saint Phalle was a French-American painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. She gained prominence as a monumental sculptor as not many women were renowned for their skills as monumental sculptors. Also remembered for her social work, Niki was one of the earliest artists to spread awareness about AIDS through art. She also wrote extensively in English and French.
![Rosa Bonheur Rosa Bonheur](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/rosa-bonheur-1.jpg)
Rosa Bonheur was a French artist and sculptor whose paintings have been preserved in popular museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Musée d'Orsay. An influential personality, Bonheur was widely regarded as the 19th century's most popular female painter. An open lesbian, Rosa Bonheur stood out as a groundbreaking individual both in her personal life and her career.
![Suzanne Valadon Suzanne Valadon](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/suzanne-valadon-1.jpg)
A pioneer of abstract art and Orphism, French artist Sonia Delaunay was the first living female to have an exhibition at the Louvre Museum. Her art extended to stage sets, pottery, and fabrics. She and her husband, Robert Delaunay, collaborated on various public projects, including murals.
![Jeanne Hebuterne Jeanne Hebuterne](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/jeanne-hebuterne-1.jpg)
![Isabelle Collin Dufresne Isabelle Collin Dufresne](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/isabelle-collin-dufresne-1.jpg)
![Adah Isaacs Menken Adah Isaacs Menken](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/adah-isaacs-menken-1.jpg)
![Sophie Calle Sophie Calle](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sophie-calle-1.jpg)
Sophie Calle is a French photographer, writer, conceptual artist, and installation artist. Her work is associated with and evokes a popular French literary movement called Oulipo which came into existence in the 1960s. Renowned for her ability to investigate strangers, Calle’s work often depicts human vulnerability. Also an educator, Calle has taught at popular educational institutions like European Graduate School.
![Alice Prin Alice Prin](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/alice-prin.jpg)
![Camille Doncieux Camille Doncieux](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/camille-doncieux-1.jpg)
![Mathilde de Morny Mathilde de Morny](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/mathilde-de-morny-1.jpg)
![Zinaida Serebriakova Zinaida Serebriakova](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/zinaida-serebriakova-32006-1.jpg)
A prominent figure of early-20th-century Russian painting, Zinaida Serebriakova was the daughter of equestrian sculptor Evguni Lanceray. She was also part of the Benois art family. While she experimented with landscapes and peasants, a major part of her art focused on nudes and portraits. Bleaching Cloth remains one of her best works.
![Orlan Orlan](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/orlan-1.jpg)
![Victorine Meurent Victorine Meurent](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/victorine-meurent-1.jpg)
![Marie Laurencin Marie Laurencin](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/marie-laurencin-1.jpg)
Marie Laurencin was a French printmaker and painter. An important member of the Cubists within the Groupe de Puteaux, Laurencin was an influential figure in the Parisian avant-garde. Today, her works can be seen at popular museums like the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in the USA, the Tate Gallery in the UK, and the State Hermitage Museum in Russia.
![Marie Bracquemond Marie Bracquemond](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/marie-bracquemond-1.jpg)
![Francoise Mouly Francoise Mouly](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/francoise-mouly-1.jpg)
![Séraphine Louis Séraphine Louis](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sraphine-louis-1.jpg)
![Anna Boch Anna Boch](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/anna-boch-1.jpg)
Anna Boch was a Belgian painter best remembered for her Impressionist style. Apart from painting, Boch also held one of the most prominent collections of Impressionist paintings. Anna Boch is also remembered for supporting and promoting young artists like Vincent van Gogh.
![Coco Coco](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/coco-1.jpg)
Tunisian-born French artist Micheline Roquebrune is best known as legendary actor Sean Connery’s second wife. Roquebrune had met Connery in Morocco in the 1970s. They mostly lived in their resort in Marbella and in the Bahamas. Connery was her third husband, and following his death, she revealed he had dementia.
![Adélaïde Labille-Guiard Adélaïde Labille-Guiard](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/adlade-labille-guiard-1.jpg)
![Blanche Hoschede Monet Blanche Hoschede Monet](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/blanche-hoschede-monet-1.jpg)
![Seda Aznavour Seda Aznavour](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/seda-aznavour-94793-1.jpg)
![Eva Gonzalès Eva Gonzalès](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/eva-gonzals-1.jpg)
![Fernande Barrey Fernande Barrey](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/fernande-barrey-1.jpg)
Born to a French father and a British mother, Sophie Gengembre Anderson was a self-taught artist. The family fled to the U.S. to escape the French Revolution. A master portraitist and a major Pre-Raphaelite figure, Sophie specialized in painting women and children, with cats and natural elements thrown in.
![Nicole Farhi Nicole Farhi](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/nicole-farhi-1.jpg)
Known for her elegant, unstructured designs, fashion designer Nicole Farhi began her career as a freelancer in Paris before moving to London. Eventually she joined French Connection as the head of its design studio in Bow, very soon launching her own label under the company’s umbrella. She gradualy expandied it to include shoes, accessories, home décor, opening shops and even restaurants.
![Charlotte de Rothschild Charlotte de Rothschild](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/charlotte-de-rothschild-1.jpg)
![Julie Manet Julie Manet](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/julie-manet-1.jpg)
![Marine Delterme Marine Delterme](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/marine-delterme-1.jpg)
Marine Delterme is a French painter, sculptor, actress, and former model. She is best known for her friendship with Carla Bruni; Delterme was one of the guests at Bruni's wedding to Nicolas Sarkozy at the Élysée Palace in Paris. As a sculptor, Marine Delterme has displayed her works in places like New York and Paris.
![Ludmilla Tchérina Ludmilla Tchérina](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ludmilla-tchrina-61935-1.jpg)
Ludmilla Tchérina was a French prima ballerina, actress, sculptor, painter, author, and choreographer. In 1942, she became the youngest prima ballerina when she made her debut, creating the role of Juliet in Serge Lifar's Romeo and Juliet. Although she had a lifelong passion for sculpting and painting, Ludmilla Tchérina is primarily remembered for her skills as an actress.
![Bracha L. Ettinger Bracha L. Ettinger](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/bracha-l-ettinger-1.jpg)
An M.A. in Clinical Psychology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Bracha Lichtenberg Ettinger initially worked as psychoanalyst in Israel and England. Although self taught, she later decided to become a professional artist, eventually moving to Paris, where along with painting, drawing and photography, she also started writing and began serving as visiting professor at various European and Asian universities.
![Anne Vallayer-Coster Anne Vallayer-Coster](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/anne-vallayer-coster-1.jpg)
![Marie-Guillemine Benoist Marie-Guillemine Benoist](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/marie-guillemine-benoist.jpg)
![Émile Friant Émile Friant](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/mile-friant-1.jpg)
![Yto Barrada Yto Barrada](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/yto-barrada-1.jpg)
![Liane Foly Liane Foly](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/liane-foly-1.jpg)
![Florence Henri Florence Henri](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/florence-henri-1.jpg)
Though born in the US, Florence Henri traveled to various places, such as Silesia, Rome, and London, following her parents’ death. Initially well-versed in the piano, she later focused on painting. At age 34, she was introduced to photography at the Bauhaus and later explored techniques such as the photomontage and negative photography.
![Jean Bourdichon Jean Bourdichon](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/jean-bourdichon.jpg)
![Germaine Richier Germaine Richier](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/germaine-richier-1.jpg)
![Henrietta Johnston Henrietta Johnston](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/henrietta-johnston-1.jpg)
![Esther Inglis Esther Inglis](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/esther-inglis-64281-1.jpg)
![Irina Kotova Irina Kotova](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/irina-kotova-1.jpg)