French artist Eugène Delacroix is often regarded as the initiator of the symbolist movement, but himself was averse to Published Jun 10, 2018 06:51am

THIS country has always been reputed for its cold dismissal of commonplace, illogical ideologies. After all it was... Updated Jun 11, 2018 11:02am

LAST weekend while all politically correct citizens were transfixed before television sets watching the hours-long... Published May 27, 2018 06:56am

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot rejected fame and wealth, but deeply inspired the Impressionists Published May 20, 2018 07:08am

“I came to Paris from Pakistan when I was 18 and this [selling newspapers] is the only thing I’ve ever enjoyed doing.” Updated May 13, 2018 02:47pm

Cinema actually did not die a natural death but was throttled by a new generation of film-makers Updated Apr 29, 2018 09:17am

Theodore Deck was a French genius who was enchanted by Oriental art as a ceramist Published Apr 15, 2018 06:28am

MUCH to the dismay of global warming enthusiasts this winter Europe remained, and still is here and there, in the... Published Apr 13, 2018 07:04am

The deceased officer is now treated as a national hero. Updated Apr 01, 2018 10:44am

I AM more than positive that the name of Céline is not a stranger to a great number of readers. Born ... Published Mar 18, 2018 07:24am

SIBERIAN winds are sweeping the streets of Paris for almost a week now. With below-zero temperature and snowflakes... Published Mar 04, 2018 07:03am

You may be asking yourself: what the hell is human civilization heading toward in the 21st century? Updated Feb 18, 2018 09:19am

ANNE Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, is determined to impose restrictions on all diesel-driven, even petrol-driven cars... Published Feb 04, 2018 07:03am

An extraordinarily dynamic woman painter stunned the art world in the 19th century. Does she still have admirers of her Published Jan 28, 2018 07:33am

The credo being imposed on the continent by Brussels is far from the concept originated by EU's founding fathers. Updated Jan 21, 2018 09:41am

CELEBRATING the New Year is no doubt a great delight and the ecstasy can be doubled if first of January also happens... Published Jan 07, 2018 06:59am

LAST Thursday Emmanuel Macron, the youngest president in France’s history, turned 40. But according to a number of... Published Dec 24, 2017 07:02am

UNTIL only a few years ago, when a journalist or a research scholar required detailed information on a subject that... Published Dec 10, 2017 07:00am

An exhibition reveals aspects of Paul Gauguin’s enigmatic but inexhaustible quest for artistic ingenuity Published Dec 03, 2017 08:20am

EARLIER this week, the killing of 25-year-old Améli Nahan by her boyfriend Arnaud Martin in the Parisian suburb of... Published Nov 26, 2017 06:56am