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. He was a contemporary of

Henri Matisse Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known prima ...

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and

Léon Printemps Léon Printemps (26 May 1871 – 9 July 1945) was a French artist known best for his work as a portrait and landscape painter. Biography Léon Printemps was born in Paris to a family which originally hailed from Lille. From an early age he was ...

. He became somewhat famous for being fairly conformist early in his career but later in life he made more emotional and less widely known art. His experiences during

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shaped the rest of his life and artistic career. He was awarded the

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in 1912. He is buried at

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