Self-portrait of Louis Marcoussis, photo Louis Marcoussis, 1936
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Louis Marcoussis

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Louis Marcoussis

First name:

Louis

Last Name:

Marcoussis

Nazwisko panieńskie lub używane formy poboczne:

wł. Ludwik Kazimierz Władysław Markus

Date of birth:

14-11-1878

Place of birth:

Warszawa

Date of death:

22-10-1941

Place od death:

Cusset

Age:

Profession:

graphic designer, painter

Biography:

Louis Marcoussis, born in Warsaw, son of carpet manufacturers, graphic artist and painter, one of the leading representatives of Cubism. From 1901, he studied for two years at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under the guidance of Józef Mehoffer and Jan Stanisławski. In 1903, he moved to Paris. There he continued his studies at the Académie Julian under Jules Lefebvre. Through his acquaintance with Pablo Picasso, he became interested in Cubism. In 1912, Markus changed his name to Marcoussis, the name of a sub-par Parisian town. During the First World War, he served in the Foreign Legion.

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23.09.2024

Ostatnia aktualizacja:

23.09.2024

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