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Florence Henri
Florence Montagne Henri | |
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Portrait of Henri by Lucia Moholy | |
Born | June 28, 1893 New York City, US |
Died | July 24, 1982(1982-07-24) (aged 89) Laboissière-en-Thelle, France |
Nationality | Stateless |
Movement | Cubism, Constructivism |
Florence Henri (28 June 1893 – 24 July 1982)[1] was a surrealist artist; primarily focusing her practice on photography and painting, in addition to pianist composition.
In her childhood, she traveled throughout Europe, spending portions of her youth in Paris, Vienna, and the Isle of Wight.[2] She studied in Rome, where she would encounter the Futurists, finding inspiration in their movement.
From 1910 to 1922, she studied piano in Berlin, under the instruction of Egon Petri and Ferrucio Busoni. She would find herself landlocked to Berlin during the first World War, supporting herself by composing piano tracks for silent films.
She returned to Paris in 1922, to attend the Académie André Lh