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Achille Emile Othon Friesz Biography
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1879 |
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Born in Le Havre, France
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1896 |
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Began his training at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Le Havre under the teaching of the French painter Charles Lhuillier
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1897 - 1903 |
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Friesz was granted a scholarship and studied under Léon Bonnat at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris
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1906 |
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Traveled with Georges Braque to Antwerp
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1907 |
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Became a member of the Fauves
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1905 - 1908 |
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Associated with Matisse
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1908 |
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He moved to Normandy and abandoned Fauvism
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1912 |
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Opened his own studio
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1914 |
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Studied throughout Europe, influenced by Cezanne
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1949 |
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Died in Paris, France
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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1907
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Exhibited with the Fauves
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1904
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Exhibited at the Salon d’Automne
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1903
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Exhibited paintings at the Salon des Indépendants
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1900
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Made his artistic debut at the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Ashmolean Museum at the University of Oxford, UK
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Courtauld Institute of Art, London, UK
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Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, MAý
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Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Brazil
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA
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