French vocabulary:
Art.
Art - art.
Below is a list of art vocabulary.
This page is a work in progress, and I will continue adding more words, including more advanced vocabulary (C1–C2 level). I will also be adding quizzes soon, along with interactive activities to help you practice. In addition, I will connect the words to songs, movies, newspapers, books, and other media so you can see how these expressions are used in everyday French.
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- abstraction (l’, f) (pl: les abstractions) [EN: abstraction] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- aquarelle (l’, f) (pl: les aquarelles) [EN: watercolor] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- architecture (l’, f) (pl: les architectures) [EN: architecture] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- artiste (l’, m/f) (pl: les artistes) [EN: artist] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- atelier (l’, m) (pl: les ateliers) [EN: studio / workshop] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- autoportrait (l’, m) (pl: les autoportraits) [EN: self-portrait] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- beauté (la) (pl: les beautés) [EN: beauty] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- cadre (le) (pl: les cadres) [EN: frame] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- composition (la) (pl: les compositions) [EN: composition] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- couleur (la) (pl: les couleurs) [EN: color] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- créer [EN: to create] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R] #verb
- croquis (le) (pl: les croquis) [EN: sketch] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- dessin (le) (pl: les dessins) [EN: drawing] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- dessinateur (le) (pl: les dessinateurs) [EN: illustrator / draftsman] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- dessiner [EN: to draw] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R] #verb
- esthétique (l’, f) (pl: les esthétiques) [EN: aesthetics] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- exposition (l’, f) (pl: les expositions) [EN: exhibition] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- exposer [EN: to exhibit] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R] #verb
- forme (la) (pl: les formes) [EN: form / shape] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- fresque (la) (pl: les fresques) [EN: fresco / mural] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- galerie (la) (pl: les galeries) [EN: gallery] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- genre (le) (pl: les genres) [EN: genre] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- gravure (la) (pl: les gravures) [EN: engraving / printmaking] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- impressionnisme (l’, m) (pl: les impressionnismes) [EN: Impressionism] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- inspiration (l’, f) (pl: les inspirations) [EN: inspiration] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- installation (l’, f) (pl: les installations) [EN: installation] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- lumière (la) (pl: les lumières) [EN: light] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- matière (la) (pl: les matières) [EN: material / texture] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- médium (le) (pl: les médiums) [EN: medium] [C1-C2] [25.8.2026, R]
- modernisme (le) (pl: les modernismes) [EN: Modernism] [C1-C2] [25.8.2026, R]
- modèle (le) (pl: les modèles) [EN: model] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- motif (le) (pl: les motifs) [EN: motif / pattern] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- mouvement (le) (pl: les mouvements) [EN: movement] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- musée (le) (pl: les musées) [EN: museum] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- nature morte (la) (pl: les natures mortes) [EN: still life] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- œuvre (l’, f) (pl: les œuvres) [EN: artwork / work] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- palette (la) (pl: les palettes) [EN: palette] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- peindre [EN: to paint] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R] #verb
- peintre (le/la) (pl: les peintres) [EN: painter] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- peinture (la) (pl: les peintures) [EN: painting] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- perspective (la) (pl: les perspectives) [EN: perspective] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- photographie (la) (pl: les photographies) [EN: photography / photograph] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- portrait (le) (pl: les portraits) [EN: portrait] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- sculpture (la) (pl: les sculptures) [EN: sculpture] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- sculpter [EN: to sculpt] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R] #verb
- surréalisme (le) (pl: les surréalismes) [EN: Surrealism] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- technique (la) (pl: les techniques) [EN: technique] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- toile (la) (pl: les toiles) [EN: canvas] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- trait (le) (pl: les traits) [EN: line / stroke] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- vernissage (le) (pl: les vernissages) [EN: opening / private view] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- visuel (le) (pl: les visuels) [EN: visual] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- volume (le) (pl: les volumes) [EN: volume] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]