Arsène Alexandre
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'''Arsène Alexandre''' (16 August 1859 – 1 October 1937) was a French art critic. |
'''Arsène Alexandre''' (16 August 1859 – 1 October 1937) was a French art critic. |
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He was a contributor to ''L'Événement'', ''Le Paris'' and ''L'Éclair'' and in 1894 was one of the founders of the satirical journal ''[[Le Rire]]'', becoming its artistic director. He was later art critic for ''[[Le Figaro]]''.{{cite book|last=Heinrich|first=Christoph|title=Monet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fwzc62ftRDoC&q=Figaro+Arsene+Alexandre&pg=PA71|year=2000|publisher=Taschen|isbn=3822859729|page=71}} Alexandre and [[Félix Fénéon]] 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]] at the galerie [[Durand-Ruel]] à [[Paris]]. He also wrote several articles for ''Le Théâtre'', notably 'Le Théâtre au Salon' in June 1898 and several theatre reviews. |
He was a contributor to ''L'Événement'', ''Le Paris'' and ''L'Éclair'' and in 1894 was one of the founders of the satirical journal ''[[Le Rire]]'', becoming its artistic director. He was later art critic for ''[[Le Figaro]]''.{{cite book|last=Heinrich|first=Christoph|title=Monet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fwzc62ftRDoC&q=Figaro+Arsene+Alexandre&pg=PA71|year=2000|publisher=Taschen|isbn=3822859729|page=71}} Alexandre and [[Félix Fénéon]] 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]] at the galerie [[Durand-Ruel]] à [[Paris]]. He also wrote several articles for ''Le Théâtre'', notably 'Le Théâtre au Salon' in June 1898 and several theatre reviews.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k04SAAAAIAAJ&pg=PAPA11-IA6 |title=Qui êtes-vous?: Annuaire des comtemporains; notices biographiques |date=1783 |publisher=C. Delagrave |language=fr}} |
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He was Inspecteur Général des Musées during the [[World War I|First World War]].{{cite book|last=Lambourne|first=Nicola|title=War Damage in Western Europe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u7oyrzWBRLIC&q=Inspecteur+general+des+Musees+Arsene+Alexandre&pg=PA27|year=2001|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|isbn=0748612858|page=27}} |
He was Inspecteur Général des Musées during the [[World War I|First World War]].{{cite book|last=Lambourne|first=Nicola|title=War Damage in Western Europe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u7oyrzWBRLIC&q=Inspecteur+general+des+Musees+Arsene+Alexandre&pg=PA27|year=2001|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|isbn=0748612858|page=27}} |
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