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Francis Jourdain

Francis Jourdain (1876–1958) was a French painter, architect and graphic artist.

Francis Jourdain in brief

Born
1876
Died
1958
Known for
painter, architect, graphic artist and designer
Place of birth
Paris
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Overview

Born at Paris in 1876, died at Paris in 1958.

In detail

Francis Jourdain studied at Lycée Condorcet. training under Eugène Carrière and Alexandre Charpentier is recorded. the recorded working language is French.

The authority associates the name with functionalism and Neues Bauen. William Morris and Eugène Viollet-le-Duc are recorded as an influence.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Positions recorded include president. Membership is recorded of Société des artistes décorateurs and The French Union of Modern Artists.

Work by Francis Jourdain is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Finnish National Gallery, Cleveland Museum of Art and Musée National d'Art Moderne.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Francis Jourdain”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3081520: Francis Jourdain

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