Twentieth Century (Post World War II)
See also Modern art
- René Pellos (1900–1998) cartoonist
- Yves Tanguy (1900–1955) (Naturalized American) painter
- Marcelle Bergerol (1900–1989) painter
- Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966) (Swiss, worked in Paris) sculptor, painter
- Alfred-Georges Regner (1901–1987) painter, engraver
- Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985) painter
- Hans Bellmer (1902–1975) (French, Born in Germany) sculptor, photographer, engraver
- Victor Brauner (1903–1966) (Romanian) painter
- Hans Hartung (1904–1992) (Born in Germany) painter
- Jean Hélion (1904–1987) painter
- Pierre Tal-Coat (1905–1985) painter
- Henri Cadiou (1906–1989) painter
- Victor Vasarely (1908–1997) (Born in Hungary) painter
- Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, called "Balthus") (1908–2001) (Polish born) painter
- Lucien Hervé (László Elkán) (1910–2007) photographer (Born in Hungary)
- Othello Radou (1910-2006) Painter
- Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010) (Lived and died in America) sculptor, other media
- Ervin Marton (1912–1968) photographer and artist
- Wols (1913–1951) (Born in Germany) painter
- Pierre Wemaëre (1913–2010) artist
- Etienne Martin (1913–1995) sculptor
- Nicolas de Staël (1914–1955) (French, Russian origin) painter
- Jean Vignes (1915–1958) monk/ artist
- Jean-Yves Couliou (1916–1995) painter
- François Lanzi (1916–1988) painter
- Constantine Andreou (1917–2007) (Greek, Brazilian born) painter, sculptor
- Marcel Mouly (1918–2008) painter, print maker
- Maurice Boitel (1919–2007) painter
- Pierre Soulages (1919–) painter
- Gabrielle Bellocq (1920–1999) painter
- Jacques Daniel (1920–2011) painter
- César Baldaccini (called "César") (1921–1998) sculptor
- Claude Bonin-Pissarro (1921–) painter
- Georges Mathieu (1921–) painter
- Simon Hantaï (1922–) (Born in Hungary) painter
- Michel de Sereville (1922–2006) painter, illustrator
- François Ozenda (1923–1976) painter
- Jacques Toutain-Dorbec (1923–) (French, lives and work in Spain) painter
- Jean Tinguely (1925–1991) (Swiss) sculptor
- Robert Filliou (1926–1987) other media
- Raymond Hains (1926–2005) other media
- Paul Rebeyrolle (1926–2005) painter
- François Morellet (1926–) painter
- Jacques de la Villeglé (1926–) other media (ripped posters)
- Georges Badin (1927–) painter
- Bernard Buffet (1928–1999) painter
- Yves Klein (1928–1962) painter
- Arman (Armand Fernandez) (1928–2005) sculptor
- Gérard Gasiorowski (1930–1986) painter, other media
- Niki de Saint-Phalle (1930–2002) sculptor
- Alvaro Guillot (1931–2010) (Uruguay/French, died in Santa Fe New Mexico) abstract Realism
- Jules Michel (1931–) painter, sculptor
- Jean-Pierre Yvaral (1934–2002) (son of Victor Vasarely ) painter
- Jean-Michel Sanejouand (1934–) sculptor, painter
- Ben Vautier (called "Ben") (1935-) painter, other media
- Martial Raysse (1936–) painter
- Daniel Buren (1938–) sculptor, painter
- Pierre Gilou (1938-) Painter (Trompe-l'oeil – Réalité) (Son of painter Henri Cadiou), works in Paris
- Pierre Laffillé (1938–) painter
- Gérard Fromanger (1939–) painter, other media
- Andrey Lekarski (1940–) painter,sculptor, media artist (Bulgarian born)
- Bernar Venet (1941–) (Lives in America) sculptor
- Claude Rutault (1941–) conceptualist, painter
- Daniel Dezeuze (1942–) other media
- Anne Poirier (1942–) painter, other media
- Ksenia Milicevic (1942-) painter x
- Patrick Poirier (1942–) painter, other media
- Jean Jacques Surian (1942–) (painter and ceramist, lives in Marseille)
- René-Louis Baron (1944–) conceptualist, algorithmic music composer
- Christian Boltanski (1944–) painter, photographer, other media, sculptor
- Jacques Pellegrin (painter) (1944–) painter
- Gérard Garouste (1946–) sculptor, painter, other media
- Denis Schneider (1946–)-painter
- Orlan (1947–) performance artist, body artist
- Bracha L. Ettinger (1948–) (Born in Tel Aviv) painter, photographer, new media, artist's books
- Dominique Sanson (1949–) (French, lives and works in Ibiza, Spain) painter
- Thibaut de Reimpré (1949-) abstract painter
- Claude-Max Lochu (1951–) painter
- Pierre Toutain-Dorbec (1951–) painter, sculptor, photographer, writer
- Jean-Marc Bustamante (1952–) painter, sculptor, photographer
- Vanilla Beer (1953) painter, daughter of Anthony Stafford Beer
- Thierry Bisch (1953–) painter
- Bernard Frize (1954–) painter
- Joel Ducorroy (1955– ) licence plate artist
- Patrick Moya (1955–) painter, sculptor, media artist (see fr:Patrick Moya )
- Patrick Mimran (1956–) multimedia artist
- Michel De Caso (1956–) painter, sculptor
- Corinne Tounsi (1956– ) (Lives and works in Vence) painter, visual artist
- Robert Combas (1957–) painter
- Maurice Benayoun (aka MoBen) (1957–) media artist
- Serge Arto (1959–) painter,sculptor, photographer,media artist
- Hervé Di Rosa (1959–) painter
- Zaven Paré (1961–) New media artist
- Victor Orly (1962– ) (Lives and works in Marseille) painter, ceramist
- Pierre Huyghe (1962–) media, film, video
- Damien Valero (1965-) mixed media artist
- Manu Farrarons (1967–) tattoo artist, graphic designer, illustrator, other media
- Ivan Fayard (1969–) painter
- Olivier Kosta-Théfaine (1972–) (Lives in Paris) other media
- Jean-François Batellier (1974-) caracaturist and cartoonist
- Amelie Chabannes (1974–) painter, sculptor
- Y Liver (1977-) (Lives and works in Paris) video-maker and performance artists
- Gilles Balmet (1979–) Video artist, painter, photographer and other media
- Natalie d'Arbeloff (dates?) cartoonist and painter
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