Amédée Ozenfant

1886–1966

Amédée Ozenfant, ‘Glasses and Bottles’ c.1922–6
Glasses and Bottles c.1922–6
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Amédée Ozenfant (15 April 1886 – 4 May 1966) was a French cubist painter and writer. Together with Charles-Edouard Jeanneret (later known as Le Corbusier) he founded the Purist movement.

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