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A unique artist from the same period as the Impressionists, Paul CEZANNE developed a unique and personal style of painting.

Very famous for his collective portraits, Henri Fantin-Latour also excelled in other forms of expression, such as still lifes. A privileged witness of his time, he is sometimes considered a link between the Romantic and Impressionist movements.

Born into a very wealthy and cultured environment, the painter abandoned the particle to sign his works. His exceptional situation did not escape the critics of the time, often destabilized by his avant-gardism, which is still the subject of many debates among art historians today.

Zola's favorite painter, Édouard Manet (1832–1883) embodied the aesthetic revolution of the late 19th century.

A French painter and draftsman, he showed his talent for painting from a very young age. He exhibited at the Salon in Paris and also stayed in New York where he acquired great fame.

Charles Cordier (Cambrai 1827 - Algiers 1905), a student of Rude, occupies a special place in French sculpture of the second half of the 19th century.

Considered a precursor of symbolism and a major figure in 19th century French painting, Pierre Cécile Puvis de Chavannes was one of the founders of the new Société nationale des beaux-arts in 1890.

Alfred Dehodencq belonged to the orientalism artistic style. He was mainly active during the modern period in the 19th century.

Equally admired and hated during his lifetime, Courbet paved the way for 20th century painting.

Part of the realist wave that swept through art in the 19th century, the work of Jean-François Millet had a profound influence on the art of the Impressionists and Van Gogh.

Charles Jacque is a great French naturalist painter. He is one of the founders of the Barbizon school in which he is recognized as the specialist in sheep and farmyard subjects.

A French sculptor, during his long career, Auguste-Louis-Marie Ottin participated in all the major artistic movements, showing himself to be equally at ease in the romantic movement as in the historical movement.