Auguste Herbin

Auguste Herbin
Born(1882-04-29)29 April 1882
Quiévy, Nord
Died31 January 1960(1960-01-31) (aged 77)
Paris
EducationÉcole des Beaux-Arts de Lille
Known forPainting, printmaking, sculpture, drawing, collage
Movement

Auguste Herbin (29 April 1882 – 31 January 1960) was a French painter of modern art. He is best known for his Cubist and abstract paintings consisting of colorful geometric figures. He co-founded the groups Abstraction-Création and Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, which promoted non-figurative abstract art.

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