Louis Marcoussis

Marcoussis, Louis
(Ludwik Markus)




Louis Marcoussis was born Nov 14 1878 BirthWarsaw, Poland.
Died Oct 22 1941 deathCusset, near Vichy, France.

Birthname: Louis Kasimir Ladislas Marcus.

Categories: Cubism Printmakers Painting

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Marcoussis was influenced first by the Impressionists and then by the Fauves, but in 1910 his friendship with the Cubists Picasso and Braque directed the course of his art from then on…
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This horizontal canvas depicts two abstract figures, comprised of angular, geometric forms, primarily in shades of brown and gray…

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