Charles Camoin (French:[ʃaʁlkamwɛ̃]; 23 September 1879 – 20 May 1965) was a French expressionist landscape painter associated with theFauves.^[1]

Born inMarseille, France, Camoin metHenri Matisse inGustave Moreau's class at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.^[1] Matisse and his friends (including Camoin,Henri Manguin,Albert Marquet,Georges Rouault,André Derain andMaurice de Vlaminck) formed the original group of artists labeled the Fauves (meaning "the wild beasts") for their wild, expressionist-like use of color. Camoin always remained close to Matisse. He painted a portrait of Matisse, which is in the permanent collection of thePompidou Museum in Paris.

Charles Camoin's works have been widely shown in France and are in such major collections as theMusée d'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris in addition to theCentre Georges Pompidou and many of the French regional museums. In 1955, he was awarded thePrix du Président de la République at theBiennale of Menton. He died in Paris on 20 May 1965.

• Charles Camoin Bio – Findlay Galleries
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• Charles Camoin on ArtNet

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