Arsène Alexandre (16 August 1859,

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– 1 October 1937, Brain sur Allonnes) was a French art critic. He was a contributor to ''L'Événement'', ''Le Paris'' and ''L'Éclair'' and in 1894 was one of the founders of the satirical journal ''

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'', becoming its artistic director. He was later art critic for ''

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''. Alexandre and

Félix Fénéon Félix Fénéon (; 22 June 1861 – 29 February 1944) was a French art critic, gallery director, writer and anarchist during the late 19th century and early 20th century. He coined the term ''Neo-Impressionism'' in 1886 to identify a group of a ...

were the first to use the term ' pointillism', in 1886, and Alexandre alone coined the term 'the Rouen School', in 1902 in a catalogue to an exhibition of the work of

Joseph Delattre Joseph Delattre (20 August 1858, Déville-lès-Rouen – 6 August 1912) was a French painter of the Rouen School. He exhibited at the Fifth Impressionist Exhibition of 1880. Life and career Delattre was a faithful friend Charles Angrand and ...

at the galerie

Durand-Ruel Paul Durand-Ruel (31 October 1831, Paris – 5 February 1922, Paris) was a French art dealer associated with the Impressionists and the Barbizon School. Being the first to support artists such as Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste ...

. He also wrote several articles for ''Le Théâtre'', notably 'Le Théâtre au Salon' in June 1898 and several theatre reviews. He was Inspecteur Général des Musées during the First World War.

Works

* ''

Honoré Daumier Honoré-Victorin Daumier (; February 26, 1808February 10, 1879) was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the second N ...

, l'homme et l'œuvre'', H. Laurens, Paris, 1888 * ''Oeuvre d' Alphonse de Neuville'', A. Lahure, 1889 * '' A. L. Barye'', Librairie de l'Art, 1889 * ''Histoire de l'art décoratif du XVIe siècle à nos jours'', H. Laurens, 1892 * ''L'Art du rire et de la caricature'', Librairie-imprimerie réuies, 1892 * ''La Sœur de Pierrot'', novel, illustrations de A. Willette, Librairie Delagrave, 1893 * ''Histoire populaire de la peinture'', H. Laurens, 1895 * '' Jean Carriès, imagier et potier: étude d'une œuvre et d'une vie'', Librairies-imprimeries réunies, Paris, 1895 * ''Le Balzac de Rodin'', H. Floury Éditeur, Paris, 1898 * '' A. F. Cals ou le bonheur de peindre'', G. Petit, 1900 * ''Les Reines de l'aiguille: modistes et couturières, étude parisienne'', T. Belin, 1902 * ''Ignacio Zuloaga'', Manzi-Joyant, 1903 * ''La maison de

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. Editions Hachette, 1903 * '' Auguste Rodin'', Manzi-Joyant, 1904 * ''

Donatello Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi ( – 13 December 1466), better known as Donatello ( ), was a Florentine sculptor of the Renaissance period. Born in Florence, he studied classical sculpture and used this to develop a complete Renaissance s ...

'', H. Laurens, Paris, 1904 * ''Jean-François Raffaelli, peintre, graveur et sculpteur'', H. Floury, Paris, 1909 * ''La Collection Henri Rouart, Goupil & Cie, Imprimeurs-éditeurs. Limited edition, 1912 * ''L'Art décoratif de Léon Bakst'', M. de Brunoff, Paris, 1913 * '' Vladimir de Terlikowski Peintre'', éditions Alcan, Paris, 1927 * ''Louise C. Breslau'', Rieder, Paris, 1928 * '' Botticelli'', Rieder, Paris, 1929 * ''Frank Boggs'', Le Goupy, Paris, 1929 * ''

Paul Gauguin Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (, ; ; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French Post-Impressionist artist. Unappreciated until after his death, Gauguin is now recognized for his experimental use of colour and Synthetist style that were distinct fr ...

: sa vie et le sens de son œuvre'',

Bernheim-Jeune Bernheim-Jeune gallery is one of the oldest art galleries in Paris. Opened on Rue Laffitte in 1863 by Alexandre Bernheim (1839-1915), friend of Delacroix, Corot and Courbet, it changed location a few times before settling on Avenue Matignon. Th ...

, Paris, 1930 * '' Emile Friant et son oeuvre'', Etablissement Braun & Cie, Mulhouse-Dornach (Haut-Rhin), no date (1931?), 48 p., 62 pl. * ''

Vermeer Johannes Vermeer ( , , see below; also known as Jan Vermeer; October 1632 – 15 December 1675) was a Dutch Baroque Period painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. During his lifetime, he was a moderately succe ...

et l'école de Delft'', 1933 * ''La Vie et l'Œuvre de Charles Pinet, graveur (1867–1932)'', Protat frères, Mâcon, 1934 * ''Les Années de captivité de

Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...

(1819–1827)'', F. Alcan, Paris, 1936

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External links

''Signac, 1863-1935''
a fully digitized exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries, which contains material on Alexandre (see index) {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexandre, Arsene 1859 births 1937 deaths French art critics Writers from Paris French journalists French male non-fiction writers