Louis Vauxcelles
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Louis Vauxcelles was a French art critic. He is credited with coining the terms Fauvism and Cubism. He used several pseudonyms in various publications: Pinturrichio, Vasari, Coriolès, and Critias.
Louis Vauxcelles, 1909 (Jules Chéret)
Matisse Woman with a Hat
Fauvism
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Fauvism is a style of painting and an art movement that emerged in France at the beginning of the 20th century. It was the style of les Fauves, a group of modern artists whose works emphasized painter
Louis Vauxcelles
…Vauxcelles (French pronunciation: ; born Louis Meyer; 1 January 1870 – 21 July 1943) was a French art critic. He is credited with coining the terms Fauvism (1905) and Cubism (1908). He used several pseudonyms in various publications: Pinturrichio, Vasari, Coriolès, and Critias. Vauxcelles was born in Paris…
Henri Matisse, Luxe, Calme et Volupté, 1904, oil on canvas, 98 × 118.5 cm, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
Henri Rousseau, The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope, 1905, oil on canvas, 200 cm × 301 cm, Beyeler Foundation, Basel
Henri Matisse, Le bonheur de vivre, 1905–06, oil on canvas, 176.5 cm × 240.7 cm, Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania