Achille-Émile Othon Friesz (6 February 1879 – 10 January 1949), who later called himself Othon Friesz, a native of Le Havre, was a French artist of the Fauvist movement.
Othon Friesz was born in Le Havre, the son of a long line of shipbuilders and sea captains. He went to school in his native city. It was while he was at the Lycée that he met his lifelong friend Raoul Dufy. He and Dufy studied at the Le Havre School of Fine Arts in 1895-96 and then went to Paris together for further study. In Paris, Friesz met Henri Matisse, Albert Marquet, and Georges Rouault. Like them, he rebelled against the academic teaching of Bonnat and became a member of the Fauves, exhibiting with them in 1907. The following year, Friesz returned to Normandy and to a much more traditional style of painting, since he had discovered that his personal goals in painting were firmly rooted in the past. He opened his own studio in 1912 and taught until 1914 at which time he joined the army for the duration of the war. He resumed living in Paris in 1919 and remained there, except for brief trips to Toulon and the Jura Mountains, until his death in 1949.
During the last thirty years of his life, he painted in a style completely removed from that of his earlier colleagues and his contemporaries. Having abandoned the lively arabesques and brilliant colors of his Fauve years, Friesz returned to the more sober palette he had learned in Le Havre from his professor Charles Lhuillier and to an early admiration for Poussin, Chardin, and Corot. He painted in a manner that respected Cézanne's ideas of logical composition, simple tonality, solidity of volume, and distinct separation of planes. A faint baroque flavor adds vigor to his (most well-known) landscapes, still lifes, and figure paintings.
Jean Cocteau, Bertrand Guégan (1892-1943); L'almanach de Cocagne pour l'an 1920-1922, Dédié aux vrais Gourmands Et aux Francs Buveurs[2]
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^Jules Heller; Nancy G. Heller (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN978-1-135-63882-5.
othon, friesz, achille, Émile, february, 1879, january, 1949, later, called, himself, native, havre, french, artist, fauvist, movement, photograph, from, 1930born, 1879, february, 1879died10, january, 1949, 1949, aged, nationalityfrenchknown, forpaintermovemen. Achille Emile Othon Friesz 6 February 1879 10 January 1949 who later called himself Othon Friesz a native of Le Havre was a French artist of the Fauvist movement Othon FrieszPhotograph from c 1930Born 1879 02 06 6 February 1879Died10 January 1949 1949 01 10 aged 69 NationalityFrenchKnown forPainterMovementPost Impressionism Fauvism Contents 1 Biography 2 Paintings 3 Illustrations 4 References 5 External linksBiography editOthon Friesz was born in Le Havre the son of a long line of shipbuilders and sea captains He went to school in his native city It was while he was at the Lycee that he met his lifelong friend Raoul Dufy He and Dufy studied at the Le Havre School of Fine Arts in 1895 96 and then went to Paris together for further study In Paris Friesz met Henri Matisse Albert Marquet and Georges Rouault Like them he rebelled against the academic teaching of Bonnat and became a member of the Fauves exhibiting with them in 1907 The following year Friesz returned to Normandy and to a much more traditional style of painting since he had discovered that his personal goals in painting were firmly rooted in the past He opened his own studio in 1912 and taught until 1914 at which time he joined the army for the duration of the war He resumed living in Paris in 1919 and remained there except for brief trips to Toulon and the Jura Mountains until his death in 1949 During the last thirty years of his life he painted in a style completely removed from that of his earlier colleagues and his contemporaries Having abandoned the lively arabesques and brilliant colors of his Fauve years Friesz returned to the more sober palette he had learned in Le Havre from his professor Charles Lhuillier and to an early admiration for Poussin Chardin and Corot He painted in a manner that respected Cezanne s ideas of logical composition simple tonality solidity of volume and distinct separation of planes A faint baroque flavor adds vigor to his most well known landscapes still lifes and figure paintings Othon Friesz died in Paris He is buried in the Cimetiere du Montparnasse in Paris His pupils included the painters Marthe Rakine 1 and Heini Waser Paintings edit nbsp Paysage a La Ciotat 1907 oil on canvas 59 9 x 72 9 cm nbsp Le Travail a l Automne 1907 1908 oil on canvas 200 5 x 250 cm National Museum of Art Architecture and Design Oslo nbsp Les Baigneuses des Andelys The Bathers of Andelys 1908 oil on canvas 97 x 162 cm Musee du Petit Palais Geneva nbsp Roofs and Cathedral in Rouen 1908 oil on canvas 119 x 95 5 cm In the collection of the Hermitage Museum Saint Petersburg nbsp Landscape with Figures 1909 oil on canvas 65 x 83 cm Museum of Modern Art New York nbsp Les remparts de Saint Malo 1935 oil on canvas Musee Toulouse Lautrec AlbiIllustrations editJean Cocteau Bertrand Guegan 1892 1943 L almanach de Cocagne pour l an 1920 1922 Dedie aux vrais Gourmands Et aux Francs Buveurs 2 References edit Jules Heller Nancy G Heller 19 December 2013 North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century A Biographical Dictionary Routledge ISBN 978 1 135 63882 5 Notice WorldCat sudoc BnF Engraved on wood and unpublished drawings of Matisse J Marchand R Dufy Sonia Lewitska de Segonzac Jean Emile Laboureur Friesz Marquet Pierre Laprade Signac Louis Latapie Suzanne Valadon Henriette Tirman and others External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Othon Friesz The Port of Anvers 1906 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Othon Friesz amp oldid 1217711311, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
