Charles-François-Prosper Guérin (1875 in

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– 1939) was a French

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. Guérin studied with

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in the l'École des Beaux Arts à Paris, and had one exhibition at the

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in 1910; in a review Huntly Carter wrote of his "daring extravagance" and that he "show dhow the strongest primary colours can be used without crudity, and whose work has a decorative value which the average muddy and colourless work of our day does not possess". Guérin attained some historic notoriety for sitting on the jury of the Salon d'Automne of 1908, which rejected almost all of the paintings of

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. The other jury members were

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, and

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, all of whom had also been students of Moreau.Mathieu, Pierre-Louis. 1994. ''Gustave Moreau.'' Flammarion. New York. 309 pp. The jury's action caused Braque—who had been a great success the year before—to withdraw completely from the Salon. Braque subsequently entered into an exclusive contract with the dealer

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requiring him (and Picasso) to avoid salons, during which time Braque and Picasso developed cubism. Guérin was teaching at the

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in 1907 when

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studied there and at the

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in 1913 when

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enrolled there, as well as at the

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. Two works by Guérin, loaned by his dealer and gallerist

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, were exhibited in the seminal 1913

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of Modern Art in New York City.Catalogue of International Exhibition of Modern Art
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Works

Some pictures by Guérin Image:Fruits_%26_Pipe,_1903.jpg, ''Nature-morte aux deux citrons et à l'oeillet'' Image:Charles François Prosper Guérin - Girl Reading a Book 1906.jpg, ''Girl Reading a Book'' Image:'Nude' by Charles Guérin, 1907, Hermitage.JPG, ''Nude'' Image:Charles François Prosper Guérin - Nude.jpg, ''Nude'' Image:Charles Guérin-Lady with a Rose-Hermitage Museum.jpg, ''Lady with a Rose'' Image:Escuela_Francesa_by_Guérin.jpg, ''Portrait of a woman'' Image:Charles Guérin - Italian Woman with Tambourine - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Italian Woman with Tambourine'' Image:Portrait of a Young Lady Charles François Prosper Guérin.jpg, ''Portrait of a Young Lady'' Image:FemMod.jpg, ''La Femme moderne'' Image:Charles François Prosper Guérin - Femme à la pipe.jpg, ''Femme à la Pipe'' Image:Expectation.jpg, ''Espérance''

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