Puteaux Group
The Puteaux Group is the name applied to a group of European artists and critics associated with Cubism but because of their unique style, were branded a Cubist offshoot called Orphism. The group was formed around 1911 by gathering regularly to discuss their views at the home of Jacques Villon in Puteaux, which was at that time a village in the western outskirts of Paris, France. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The group's name was adopted by them in order to distinguish themselves from the narrower definition of Cubism developed earlier by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in the Montmartre quarter of Paris. They came to prominence in the wake of their controversial showing at the Salon des Ind?pendants in the spring of 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Some members of the Puteaux Group were: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Cubism: Cubism was an avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture in the early 20th century.... Orphism: Orphism or Orphic cubism, is a term coined in 1912 France by the poet Guillaume Apollinaire. He used the French term Orphisme to label the paintings of Robert Delaunay, relating them to Orpheus, the poet and symbol of the arts of song and the lyre in Greek mythology. The term may also be used in ref... Jacques Villon: Jacques Villon (July 31, 1875 - June 9, 1963) was a French cubist painter and printmaker.... Puteaux Group related Images and Photos (experimental)
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