Artist

Louis Marcoussis

Portrait of Louis Marcoussis

Polish, 1883–1941

Louis Marcoussis was a Polish Realism artist. 10 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art.

Louis Marcoussis was a Polish-French avant-garde painter active primarily in Paris. Markus studied law in Warsaw before attending the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts, and later moved to Paris to study under Jules Lefebvre at the Académie Julian. His work was first featured in a major exhibition at the Salon d'Automne in 1905. In Paris, he became acquainted with prominent artists of the School of Paris and writers in the cafes of Montmartre and Montparnasse.

Collections represented

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