The Paris School

096 M Chagall 1915 aNNIVERSAIRE 80.6X99.7 Museum of modern art NY_縮小大小 — M Chagall Birthday 80.6x99.7cm 1915 MoMA Collection

090 Modigliani 1918 La belle droguiste 100x65 Collection particuliere Paris_縮小大小 — Modigliani Pretty Girl at the Pharmacy 100x65cm 1918 Private Collection, Paris

091 Modigliani 1919 Femme a l evetail 100x65 Musee d art moderne de la ville de Paris_縮小大小 — Modigliani Woman with a Fan 100x65cm 1919 Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris Collection

092 Soutine 1928 Le Groom 98x80 Musee national d art moderne_縮小大小 — Soutine Portrait of Mr. Groom in Red Clothes and Red Hat 98x80cm 1928 Centre Pompidou National Museum of Modern Art Collection

The Paris School was a unique figurative painting movement that developed in parallel with geometric abstraction, Dadaism, and Surrealism during the 1920s and 1930s. These artists came from all corners of the world, gathering in Montparnasse, the artistic capital of Paris. They depicted and expressed their lyrical inner imagery through subjective and intuitive sensory responses. The most representative artists include Marc Chagall, known for his poetic and picturesque style; Amedeo Modigliani, with his primitive aura; Chaim Soutine, characterized by passionate colors and distorted forms; and Tsuguharu Foujita, a Japanese painter living in Paris. Because these artists lived and created in Montparnasse, they are also referred to as the École de Montparnasse.