About Florent Fels
Lived 1891 – 1977 (aged 85). Florent Fels was a French journalist, art critic, art historian, photographer and writer.
Ferdinand Florent Fels (14 August 1891, Paris – 26 January 1977, Cap-d'Ail) was a French journalist, publisher and author prominent in discussing art in France. He often used the pseudonym Felsenberg.
In 1919 he pooled his demobilisation bonus with Marcel Sauvage to found the magazine Action: Cahiers individualistes de philosophie et d’art. Here they expressed an individualist anarchist philosophy.
In 1920 he organised a "counter-manifestation" against Dadaism. However, with the development of surrealism Fels' idealistic approach proved unpopular and the magazine closed in 1922.
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Who was Florent Fels?
French journalist (1891-1977)
When was Florent Fels born?
Florent Fels was born on 14 August 1891 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
When did Florent Fels die?
Florent Fels died on 26 January 1977 in Cap-d'Ail.
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Florent Fels was a journalist, art critic, art historian, photographer and writer.
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Florent Fels was French.
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