The Studio of Fernand Cormon Paris, 1885. A sixteen-year-old Fernand Piet enters the studio of Fernand Cormon. The air is thick with the scent of turpentine and the weight of tradition. He is not alone in this creative crucible; around him move figures who will reshape the visual language of the era, including Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Émile Bernard, and Vincent Van Gogh. This is the foundation of his technical discipline. Piet move…
Scroll through Fernand Piet's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Fernand Piet's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.