Roger Fry (Noun)
Meaning
English painter and art critic (1866-1934).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Roger Fry was a prominent English painter and art critic of the early 20th century, best known for his work in promoting modern French art in Britain.
- As an influential art critic, Roger Fry was one of the first to recognize the genius of Paul Cézanne and Henri Matisse.
- Roger Fry was instrumental in bringing modern French art to London through the Camden Town Group and the Bloomsbury Group.
- The art historian and critic Roger Fry had a significant impact on British art in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Roger Fry organized two groundbreaking Post-Impressionist exhibitions in London in 1910 and 1912.