1985, 1962

was a French sculptor and painter. Self-taught, Lhote is a theorist of
art and educator, he initially worked in the Fauvist style before
move on to Cubism. At the age of thirteen, he began working on a
wooden furniture studio, which led him to study sculpture
decorative at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts between 1898 and 1904. In this period,
Lhote began painting as a self-taught person and soon in 1910, where he had
his first solo exhibition. In 1912, Lhote joined the group
by artists called Section d’Or, which favoured an approach
rigorous, geometric, and theoretical of Cubism. In addition to your
Concerned with the theory, Lhote co-founded the magazine Nouvelle
Revue Française, where he published his critiques until 1940, over 23
years. Lhote joined the army during World War I and
then he moved to Paris, where he taught at different schools in
painting before founding his own in Montparnasse in 1922.
Lhote has been acclaimed worldwide for its theory and practice. He had
numerous international exhibitions during his lifetime, including a
retrospective of his work at the Musée d’Art Moderne in 1957. At the same time
At the time, Lhote traveled extensively while giving lectures in
countries like Belgium, England, Italy, Egypt and Brazil — not to
forget its influence on art theory in France. It was named
president of the International Association of Painters, Engravers and
Sculptors by UNESCO. Today his works are exhibited in large
museums such as the Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris and the Tate Britain
in London.