Henri Charles Manguin (; 23 March 187425 September 1949)
2008 was a French painter, associated with the Fauves. Manguin entered the École des Beaux-Arts to study under

Gustave Moreau Gustave Moreau (; 6 April 1826 – 18 April 1898) was a French artist and an important figure in the Symbolist movement. Jean Cassou called him "the Symbolist painter par excellence".Cassou, Jean. 1979. ''The Concise Encyclopedia of Symbolism.' ...

, as did Henri Matisse and

Charles Camoin Charles Camoin (; 23 September 1879 – 20 May 1965) was a French expressionist landscape painter associated with the Fauves. ''Les Fauves: A Sourcebook'', by Russell T. Clement, p. 2, web: -->&lpg=PA2 Google Books Born in Marseille, Franc ...

with whom he became close friends. Like them, Manguin made copies of Renaissance art in the Louvre. Manguin was greatly influenced by Impressionism, as is seen in his use of bright

pastel A pastel () is an art medium in a variety of forms including a stick, a square a pebble or a pan of color; though other forms are possible; they consist of powdered pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are similar to those use ...

hues. He married in 1899 and made numerous portraits of his wife, Jeanne, and their family. In 1902, Manguin had his first exhibition at the Salon des Indépendants and Salon d'Automne. Many of his paintings were of Mediterranean landscapes; and would soon represent the height of his career as a Fauve artist.

1905 Indépendants

From 24 March to 30 April, the burgeoning of Fauvism was visible at the Indépendants, prior to the infamous Salon d'Automne exhibition of 1905 which historically marks the birth of the term Fauvism, after critic Louis Vauxcelles described their show of work with the phrase " Donatello chez les fauves" ("Donatello among the wild beasts"),Louis Vauxcelles, ''Le Salon d'Automne'', Gil Blas, 17 October 1905. Screen 5 and 6. Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France
contrasting the paintings with a Renaissance-style sculpture that shared the room with them.Chilver, Ian (Ed.)
"Fauvism"
The Oxford Dictionary of Art, Oxford University Press, 2004. Retrieved from enotes.com, 26 December 2007. At the 1905 Indépendants Manguin exhibited with Henri Matisse,

Albert Marquet Albert Marquet (27 March 1875 – 14 June 1947) was a French painter, associated with the Fauvist movement. He initially became one of the Fauve painters and a lifelong friend of Henri Matisse. Marquet subsequently painted in a more naturali ...

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, Othon Friesz, Raoul Dufy, Kees van Dongen,

André Derain André Derain (, ; 10 June 1880 – 8 September 1954) was a French artist, painter, sculptor and co-founder of Fauvism with Henri Matisse. Biography Early years Derain was born in 1880 in Chatou, Yvelines, Île-de-France, just outside Paris. I ...

, Maurice de Vlaminck,

and Jean Metzinger.Société des Artistes Indépendants: catalogue de la 21ème exposition, 1905, Digital collection: Rare Books in the Thomas J. Watson Library, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
/ref> This exhibition was reviewed by Vauxcelles in Gil Blas on 4, 18 and 23 March 1905.Russell T. Clement, ''Les Fauves: A Sourcebook'', Greenwood Publishing Group, 1994
Matisse was in charge of the hanging committee, assisted by Manguin, Metzinger, Bonnard, Camoin, Laprade Luce, Marquet, Puy and Vallotton.

From 1920

In 1920, Manguin exhibited at the ''Gallery Marcel Bernheim'' together with Ottmann, Tirman, Alexandre-Paul Canu and others.Le Petit Parisien, 1920/03/01 (Numéro 15708), p.2, ''Salons at Expositions''Gazette des beaux-arts (Paris), 1920/03/15 (N5), p.36
Gallica BnF He traveled extensively with

throughout Southern Europe. In 1949, Manguin left Paris to settle in Saint-Tropez, where he died soon after, on 25 September 1949.

Gallery of paintings

File:Henri Manguin autoportrait (2).jpg, ''Self-portrait'' (''Autoportrait''), 1905, oil on canvas, 55 x 46 cm, private collection File:Henri Manguin, 1906, Baigneuse (Woman Bather), oil on canvas, Pushkin Museum, Moscow.jpg, ''Baigneuse'' (''Woman Bather''), 1906, oil on canvas,

Pushkin Museum The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts (russian: Музей изобразительных искусств имени А. С. Пушкина, abbreviated as ) is the largest museum of European art in Moscow, located in Volkhonka street, just oppo ...

File:Henri Manguin, 1906, Le Rocher (La Naïade, Cavalière), oil on canvas, 71 × 89 cm, private collection.jpg, ''Le Rocher'' (''La Naïade, Cavalière''), 1906, oil on canvas, 71 × 89 cm, private collection File:Henri Manguin - La Baigneuse.jpg, ''La Baigneuse'', 1906, oil on canvas, 116.5 x 89.5 cm, Museum of Grenoble File:Henri Maguin1.jpeg, ''Above the Oustalet'' (''View over Grimand''), 1920, oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm, private collection

References

External links

Henri Manguin, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, MadridHenri Manguin, biography
Gallery Fleury

Web Gallery of Impressionists

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