Louis Vauxcelles
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Louis Vauxcelles was a French art critic best known for coining the terms "Fauvism" and "Cubism," which named two of the most influential movements in modern art.
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| instanceOf |
art critic
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human → journalist → |
| activeInPeriod |
early 20th century
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| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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| described |
Henri Matisse and his circle as "les fauves"
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early works by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque that led to the term "Cubism" → the 1905 Salon d'Automne exhibition that led to the term "Fauvism" → |
| familyName |
Vauxcelles
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| fieldOfWork |
art criticism
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modern art → |
| genre |
art criticism
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| givenName |
Louis
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| influenced |
reception of Cubism
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reception of Fauvism → terminology of modern art history → |
| knownFor |
coining the term "Cubism"
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coining the term "Fauvism" → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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| movement |
modernism
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| name |
Louis Vauxcelles
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| notableFor |
critical reviews of avant-garde art in Paris
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| notableIdea |
naming of Cubism
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naming of Fauvism → |
| notableWork |
art criticism on early 20th-century French painting
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reviews in Parisian art journals → |
| occupation |
art critic
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journalist → |
| placeOfActivity |
Paris
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| sexOrGender |
male
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Referenced by (3)
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1905 Salon d’Automne exhibition in Paris
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Louis Vauxcelles
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name |
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Fauvism
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