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Henri Le Fauconnier
French painter (1881–1946)
Henri Le Fauconnier | |
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Les Montagnards attaqués par des ours (Mountaineers Attacked by Bears) 1912, oil on canvas, 241 x 307 cm, Rhode Island School of Design Museum. Exhibited at the 1912 Salon d'Automne | |
| Born | Henri Victor Gabriel Le Fauconnier (1881-07-05)5 July 1881 Hesdin, France |
| Died | 25 December 1946(1946-12-25) (aged 65) Paris, France |
| Education | Academie Julian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Cubism |
Henri Victor Gabriel Le Fauconnier (French:[fɔkɔnje]; July 5, 1881 – December 25, 1946) was a French Cubist painter born in Hesdin.
Le Fauconnier was seen as one of the leading figures among the Montparnasse Cubists. At the 1911 Salon des Indépendants Le Fauconnier and colleagues Jean Metzinger, Albert Gleizes, Fernand Léger and Robert Delaunay caused a scandal with their Cubist paintings.
He was in contacts with many European avant-garde artists such as Wassily Kandinsky, writ