Art school in Paris, France, established in the nineteenth century as an alternative to the official Ecole des Beaux Arts. Comparable to and slightly less famous rival of the Académie Julian. Like the Julian, the Colarossi admitted women and allowed them to draw from the nude male model. Artists represented in the Tate Collection who attended include John Banting, William Gear, George Grosz, Elsie Henderson, Hans Hofmann, Samuel Peploe.