Othon Friesz
(1879–1949) fransk konstnär och bildpedagog
Othon Friesz (France, 1879–1949) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Othon Friesz belongs to the chapter ‘The avant-garde’ in this site’s history of art.
Othon Friesz was born in Le Havre and died in Paris. Othon Friesz trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris and École supérieure d'art et design Le Havre-Rouen. The teachers included Charles Lhuillier and Léon Bonnat. Wikidata associates Othon Friesz with Post-impressionism and Fauvism. Othon Friesz became a member of Circle of Modern art. Othon Friesz was awarded Commander of the Legion of Honour. The students included Thorvald Hagedorn-Olsen, Marie Henriques, Ole Kielberg, and Jean-Denis Maillart.
The best-known works include ‘Portrait of Karin’ and ‘Le Port d'Anvers’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 32 works by Othon Friesz with free images. The dated works span the years 1903–1923. Works by Othon Friesz are held by several collections, among them Statens Museum for Kunst, MuMa Museum of modern art André Malraux, Eremitaget, and Musée Toulouse-Lautrec. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The avant-garde’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Léon Carré, Bernhard Folkestad, Kazimir Malevitj, Moissey Kogan, and Paul Poiret.