Henri Goetz

French painter (1909-1989)
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Summary

Henri Goetz was born on September 29, 1909[1], in New York City[2]. He died on August 12, 1989[3], in Nice[4]. He worked as a painter[5], etcher[6], French resistance fighter[7], graphic artist[8], and pastellist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (167 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Montparnasse Cemetery[11]
  • Country of citizenship: France[12]
  • Occupation: watercolorist[13]
  • Field of work: painting[14]
  • Educated at: Harvard University[15], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16], Académie de la Grande Chaumière[17], Grand Central School of Art[18]
  • Student: Pierrette Bloch[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Movement: surrealism[21]
  • Commons category: Henri Goetz[22]
  • Archives at: Bibliothèque Kandinsky[23]
  • Cause of death: falling[24]
  • Family name: Goetz[25]
  • Given name: Henri[26]
  • Pseudonym: Goetz, Henri Bernard[27]
  • Student of: Amédée Ozenfant[28]
  • Manner of death: suicide[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[30]
  • Commons Creator page: Henri Goetz[31]
  • Name in native language: Henri Goetz[32]
  • Copyright representative: reproduction right represented by CISAC-member[33]
  • Has works in the collection: Vanderbilt Museum of Art[34], Israel Museum[35], Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium[36], Picker Art Gallery[37], Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art[38]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[39]

Why It Matters

Henri Goetz is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Henri Goetz born?

Henri Goetz was born in New York City[2].

Where did Henri Goetz die?

Henri Goetz passed away in Nice[4].

What did Henri Goetz do for work?

Henri Goetz worked as a painter[5], etcher[6], French resistance fighter[7], graphic artist[8], and pastellist[9].

Where did Henri Goetz go to school?

Henri Goetz was educated at Harvard University[15], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16], Académie de la Grande Chaumière[17], and Grand Central School of Art[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [19] ↑ . 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] ↑ . ADAGP directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . fine-arts-museum.be. Retrieved . fine-arts-museum.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Occupation → painter, etcher, French resistance fighter +3
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  4. 23w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Vanderbilt Museum of Art, Israel Museum, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium +2
    Copyright representative → reproduction right represented by CISAC-member
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