Amédée Ozenfant

(French, 1886–1966)

Amédée Ozenfant was a French painter and writer known for his Cubist still lifes. “Simplification, distortion of forms, and modifications of natural appearances, are ways of arriving at intense expressiveness of form,” he once said. Born on April 15, 1886 in Saint-Quentin, France, he began painting as a teenager and later moved to Paris where he studied painting under Charles Cottet. In 1915, he cofounded the magazine L’Élan with Max Jacob and Guillaume Apollinaire. The aim of the publication was to maintain the dialogue of the avant-garde for those who stayed in Paris during World War I. Disillusioned with Cubism by 1917, Ozenfant adopted a style of painting which emphasized order and precision which he called Purism. A year later, he collaborated with the architect Le Corbusier in articulating the theory of Purism in their book Après le Cubisme (1918). The artist went on to exhibit with Fernand Léger and established his own academy in Paris in 1932, before moving it to London in 1935, and New York in 1939. Ozenfant died on May 4, 1966 in Cannes, France. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Tate Gallery in London, among others.

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Sans titre [Couple et enfants au bord de la mer]

Amédée Ozenfant

Sans titre [Couple et enfants au bord de la mer]

Sale Date: February 25, 2023

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Étude pour Harmoniques, 1946

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Étude pour Harmoniques, 1946

Sale Date: February 25, 2023

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Maternité à la cruche, 1928

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Maternité à la cruche, 1928

Sale Date: February 25, 2023

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Trois vases, 1925–1926

Amédée Ozenfant

Trois vases, 1925–1926

Sale Date: March 2, 2023

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Nature morte puriste - Verrerie et..., 1922

Amédée Ozenfant

Nature morte puriste - Verrerie et..., 1922

Sale Date: December 1, 2022

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Guitare et architecture, 1925

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Guitare et architecture, 1925

Sale Date: November 19, 2022

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Trois yatchs à travers les branches II, 1959

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Trois yatchs à travers les branches II, 1959

Sale Date: June 22, 2022

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Nature morte, 1929

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Nature morte, 1929

Sale Date: May 18, 2022

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3 vases, 1925–1926

Amédée Ozenfant

3 vases, 1925–1926

Sale Date: November 17, 2021

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Composition sur fond gris, 1930

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Composition sur fond gris, 1930

Sale Date: October 28, 2021

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Minéral, Animal, Végétal, 1917

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Minéral, Animal, Végétal, 1917

Sale Date: October 28, 2021

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Nuage, 1956

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Nuage, 1956

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Le port à Cannes - 1956, 1956

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Le port à Cannes - 1956, 1956

Sale Date: July 10, 2021

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Composition, nature morte, 1921

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Composition, nature morte, 1921

Sale Date: June 22, 2021

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Senza titolo, 1942

Amédée Ozenfant

Senza titolo, 1942

Sale Date: May 28, 2021

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Jeux de mains, 1927–1928

Amédée Ozenfant

Jeux de mains, 1927–1928

Sale Date: March 31, 2021

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Nu assis, 1942–1944

Amédée Ozenfant

Nu assis, 1942–1944

Sale Date: March 31, 2021

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Amour, 1931

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Amour, 1931

Sale Date: March 31, 2021

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Carafe, 1918

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Carafe, 1918

Sale Date: March 31, 2021

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Bouquet de fleurs, 1909

Amédée Ozenfant

Bouquet de fleurs, 1909

Sale Date: March 31, 2021

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Ten drawings, 1946–1957

Amédée Ozenfant

Ten drawings, 1946–1957

Sale Date: March 31, 2021

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Verres et bouteilles en bleus - étude, 1922

Amédée Ozenfant

Verres et bouteilles en bleus - étude, 1922

Sale Date: March 31, 2021

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Whites or Composition à la cruche et au verre, 1942

Amédée Ozenfant

Whites or Composition à la cruche et au verre, 1942

Sale Date: March 31, 2021

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Nature morte, verre et carafe, 1925

Amédée Ozenfant

Nature morte, verre et carafe, 1925

Sale Date: March 31, 2021

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