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Matisse, Japanese Woman by the Water: Fauvism in a Single Painting

A small painting, barely larger than a sheet of paper, can sometimes tell the story of the birth of an entire artistic movement. This is the case with La Japonaise...

Orange Bauhaus poster: understanding the style that changed design

There's a style that's instantly recognizable even if you don't know its name: pure geometric shapes—circles, arcs, bands—assembled in bold colors, often warm ochres, oranges, and yellows, accompanied by unadorned...

Van Gogh, Self-Portrait with Palette: painting himself to survive

Few artists have painted themselves as often as Vincent van Gogh: around forty self-portraits in barely ten years of his career, mostly painted because he couldn't afford models. Among them,...

Where to buy posters in Paris: the complete guide

Do you want to decorate your walls but don't know where to start? Between major general retailers, specialized boutiques, and flea markets, Paris has no shortage of options for finding...

Hilma af Klint, The Swan: The Secret Pioneer of Abstract Art

There is an artist who painted abstract art years before Kandinsky, Malevich, or Mondrian—and whom almost no one knew during her lifetime. Hilma af Klint herself requested that her work...

Paul Signac in Antibes: Mediterranean Light in Dots

There is a very particular way of painting the sea: not as a uniform surface, but as an accumulation of thousands of tiny strokes of pure color, juxtaposed to create,...

Claude Monet, The Corniche near Monaco: the light of the Riviera

Monet is often associated with the water lilies of Giverny or the Norman cliffs of Étretat—two landscapes bathed in soft, changing, typically French light. Far less is thought of Monet...

Matisse, Landscape at Collioure: how Fauvism was born

There is a specific summer, a specific place, where the history of modern art shifted: the summer of 1905, in Collioure, a small Catalan fishing port in the south of...

Robert Delaunay: understanding rhythm and color in his work

There are paintings that represent nothing recognizable, yet immediately give a physical sensation: that of movement, a pulse, almost a sound. This is exactly the effect Robert Delaunay sought when...

Gustav Klimt: The Mother and Child Theme in His Work

There are images that transcend time without losing their power: two bodies entwined and covered in gold, a child's face nestled against a shoulder, a tender gaze seeking nothing more...

Matisse and the Amalfi Coast: Mediterranean Light Revisited

There's a color almost instinctively associated with Matisse: an intense sea blue, confidently placed next to a vibrant lemon yellow. These are the same colors that come to mind when...

Paul Klee: Understanding the Work of the Painter Who Wanted to "Make the Invisible Visible"

There are painters you recognize in a split second: a grid of colors, a line that seems to wander on its own across the canvas, a fish floating in a...

William Morris: 2 New Art Prints to Frame | Gustave

There are some artists you never grow tired of looking at. William Morris is one of them. Discover our two new art prints—Windrush and Acanthus—now available at Gustave.

Gustave x Laura Sanchez

Laura Sanchez is a young photographer from Marseille, Mediterranean at heart. After completing her studies and working in various fields far removed from the image, she moved to Paris to...