I - Les Beaux-Arts

Ce tableau me plaît

I like this painting

Je trouve ce tableau...

I find this painting...

criard

garish, gaudy

le cadre

frame

le tableau

painting

Tu devrais voir...

You should see.

un chef d'œuvre

masterpiece

l'œuvre

work, piece of art

le dessin

drawing

le paysage

landscape

agréable

pleasant

équilibré

balanced

vachement

wicked, really

chouette

neat, great

bien fait

well done

flou

hazy, blurred

mal fait

poorly done

Il m'étonne que...

It surprises me that...

Ce tableau m'intéresse

This painting interests me

le sculpteur

sculptor (person)

le peintre

painter (person)

l'artiste

artist

les tâches

brushstrokes

abominable

horrible

affreux

awful

Il est dommage que...

It's too bad that...

sensass

sensational

extra

extraordinary

unique

unique

passionnant

exciting

Ce tableau m'a plu

I liked this painting

terne

dull

dégoûtant / dégueulasse

disguisting

froid

cold

sans vie

lifeless

formidable

astonishing/astounding

fantastique

fantastic/wonderful

désagréable

unpleasant

laid / moche

ugly

un portrait

portrait

un auto-portrait

self-portrait

la nature morte

still life

une sculpture

sculpture (piece of art)

la peinture

painting

Il a peint...

He painted...

sculpter

to sculpt (verb)

Ce qui est beau est...

What beautiful is...

Ce qui m'attire...

What attracts me (to this painting, etc.)...

original

original

expressif

expressive

pittoresque

picturesque, charming

saisissant

amazing, striking

frappant

striking

vif

lively

brillant

bright

J'ai remarqué que.../J'ai aperçu que...

I noticed that...

Ce qui saute aux yeux...

What jumps to the eyes...

Ce qui me choque est...

What shocks me is...

Il est incroyable que...

It's unbelieveable that...

Il me semble que.../Il paraît que...

It seems that...

la toile

canvas

Selon moi

According to me

A mon avis

In my opinion

Je crois que...

I believe that...

Je trouve que...

I find that...

Je pense que...

I think that...

J'ai l'impression que...

I have the impression that...

avant-garde

something new (vanguard, front-line)

Art Nouveau

style of art in early part of 20th century

art

art

ballet

ballet

Beaux-arts

Fine Art

Belle-Epoque

period of time at the end of the 19th century

cloisonné

artwork with enamel designs

collage

collection of images combined together

haute couture

high fashion (runway, art form)

gouache

type of watercolour paint

macramé

activity of knotting yarn or rope to create a (functional) design

pastiche

imitation, parody

pret-à-porter

fashion, ready-to-wear styles

renaissance

rebirth

répertoire

collection, range of skills, works

silhouette

side view portrait on black paper, outline shape

trompe-l'œil

artwork that tricks the eye

arrière-plan

background

plan moyen

mid-ground

premier plan

foreground