Top 50 Art movements in France
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest art movements in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 67 art movements tracked in France, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Contemporary art, Decorative arts and Culinary art lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 20,631,793 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 1,452,755, and the largest, Contemporary art, reaches around 7,253,841 people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each art movement, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across France and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Contemporary art |
7,253,841 | 3.7% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 2 |  Decorative arts |
6,816,369 | 3.3% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 3 |  Culinary art |
6,561,583 | 3.2% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 4 |  Modern art |
6,282,869 | 3.4% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 5 |  Illustration |
5,384,061 | 2.8% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 6 |  Postmodernism |
4,054,396 | 17.4% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 7 |  Abstract art |
3,644,886 | 3.5% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 8 |  Street art |
3,072,136 | 4.8% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 9 |  Digital art |
3,023,664 | 2.5% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 10 |  Graffiti |
2,386,786 | 3.8% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 11 |  Art Deco |
2,286,622 | 6.9% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 12 |  Japanese art |
2,193,779 | 2.1% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 13 |  Conceptual art |
2,010,848 | 2.4% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 14 |  Plastic arts |
1,895,018 | 3.6% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 15 |  Performance art |
1,582,569 | 2.9% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 16 |  Urban art |
1,140,652 | 4.0% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 17 |  Pop art |
1,069,546 | 5.3% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 18 |  Art Nouveau |
1,004,579 | 17.2% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 19 |  Folk art |
973,731 | 2.5% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 20 |  Modernism |
895,325 | 2.2% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 21 |  Macro photography |
735,428 | 4.7% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 22 |  Landscape painting |
697,598 | 2.7% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 23 |  Cover art |
631,606 | 12.7% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 24 |  Installation art |
600,685 | 3.0% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 25 |  Impressionism |
578,609 | 7.9% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 26 |  Naturism |
532,742 | 30.3% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 27 |  Ceramic art |
510,202 | 1.9% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 28 |  Spray painting |
465,026 | 3.6% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 29 |  Humanism |
456,025 | 5.3% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 30 |  Public art |
448,587 | 7.3% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 31 |  Figurative art |
407,735 | 4.2% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 32 |  Surrealism |
333,854 | 2.9% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 33 |  African art |
332,300 | 5.0% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 34 |  Concept art |
253,019 | 2.5% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 35 |  Medieval art |
247,641 | 6.5% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 36 |  Existentialism |
201,159 | 2.3% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 37 |  Cubism |
194,228 | 5.5% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 38 |  Glass art |
190,942 | 3.0% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 39 |  Celtic mythology |
173,585 | 5.0% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 40 |  Gothic art |
149,525 | 3.4% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 41 |  Graphic arts |
145,055 | 3.0% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 42 |  Byzantine art |
127,867 | 1.2% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 43 |  Fauvism |
115,748 | 25.0% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 44 |  Psychedelic art |
111,217 | 3.0% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 45 |  Skull art |
89,304 | 3.5% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 46 |  Video art |
83,527 | 1.3% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 47 |  Pixel art |
78,768 | 2.5% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 48 |  Ancient art |
77,317 | 2.0% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 49 |  Aestheticism |
68,928 | 2.7% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 50 |  Genre art |
66,273 | 3.6% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France and ranks each art movement by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest art movement in France?
Contemporary art currently leads with an estimated audience of 7,253,841 people in France.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across France. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.