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Georges Duthuit

1891 – 1973

French art historian

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Lived 1891 – 1973 (aged 82). Georges Duthuit was a French art historian, art critic and byzantinist.

Georges Duthuit (1891–1973) was a French writer, art critic and historian. Duthuit was the editor for the new iteration of the literary journal transition, titled Transition, from 1948-1950.

Duthuit was a key commentator on Matisse (his father-in-law), Nicolas de Staël, Jean-Paul Riopelle, and Bram van Velde. He maintained a close association with the surrealists, particularly André Masson. In 1939, he was among the intellectuals convened for George Bataille's College of Sociology. Part of his correspondences on contemporary art with Samuel Beckett form the text Three Dialogues, originally published in Transition 49.

In 1923 he married Marguerite Matisse (1894-1982), daughter of Henri Matisse. They had one son, Claude (born 1931).

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Who was Georges Duthuit?

French art historian (1891-1973)

When was Georges Duthuit born?

Georges Duthuit was born on 4 June 1891 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris, Paris.

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Georges Duthuit died on 9 August 1973 in Aix-en-Provence.

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Georges Duthuit was an art historian, art critic and byzantinist.

What nationality was Georges Duthuit?

Georges Duthuit was French.

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