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Amédée Ozenfant

French painter (1886-1966)
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Summary

Amédée Ozenfant was born on April 15, 1886[1], in Saint-Quentin[2]. He died on May 4, 1966[3], in Cannes[4]. He worked as a painter[5], illustrator[6], art theorist[7], and photographer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (589 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: France[10]
  • Employer: Ozenfant School of Fine Arts[11], Académie Ozenfant[12], Black Mountain College[13]
  • Educated at: Académie de La Palette[14], École Saint-Elme[15]
  • Student: Jean Simian[16]
  • Award received: Knight of the Legion of Honour[17], Officer of the Legion of Honour[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Movement: cubism[20], purism[21]
  • Commons category: Amédée Ozenfant[22]
  • Archives at: Departmental archives of Yvelines[23]
  • Family name: Ozenfant[24]
  • Given name: Amédée[25]
  • Described at URL: https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-amedee-ozenfant[26]
  • Student of: Charles Cottet[27], Jacques-Émile Blanche[28]
  • Political ideology: communism[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[30], English[31]
  • Name in native language: Amédée Ozenfant[32]
  • Represented by: Société des auteurs dans les arts graphiques et plastiques[33]

Why It Matters

Amédée Ozenfant has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Amédée Ozenfant born?

Amédée Ozenfant was born in Saint-Quentin[2].

Where did Amédée Ozenfant die?

Amédée Ozenfant died in Cannes[4].

What did Amédée Ozenfant do for work?

Amédée Ozenfant worked as a painter[5], illustrator[6], art theorist[7], and photographer[8].

Where did Amédée Ozenfant go to school?

Amédée Ozenfant was educated at Académie de La Palette[14] and École Saint-Elme[15].

What awards did Amédée Ozenfant receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[17] and Officer of the Legion of Honour[18].

Related Entities

France Hermitage Museum Los Angeles County Museum of Art Moderna Museet Musée d'art moderne de Paris Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Australia National Gallery of Victoria Peggy Guggenheim Collection Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium Saint-Quentin San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . stedelijk.nl. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . leonore.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. leonore.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . archives.yvelines.fr. Retrieved . archives.yvelines.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described at url → https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-amedee-ozenfant
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