Charles Blanc

Charles Blanc (17 November 1813, Castres (Tarn) – 17 January 1882, Paris) was a French art critic.

He was the younger brother of the French socialist politician and historian Louis Blanc.

[1] He published the Histoire des peintres de toutes les écoles (Par.

In his book, Chromophobia, David Batchelor argues that Charles Blanc thought of color in art as something not to be totally relied upon.

With regard to painting, Blanc says that while color is essential, its place is delegated behind the formal characteristics of composition, chiaroscuro and drawing.