Auguste Herbin

Auguste Herbin
Auguste Herbin in Pablo Picasso's studio, Boulevard de Clichy, early 1911
Born(1882-04-29)29 April 1882
Died31 January 1960(1960-01-31) (aged 77)
NationalityFrench
EducationÉcole des Beaux-Arts de Lille
Known forPainting, printmaking, sculpture, drawing, collage
MovementPost-Impressionism, Cubism, Abstract art

Auguste Herbin (29 April 1882 – 31 January 1960) was a French painter of modern art. He is best known for his Cubist and abstract paintings consisting of colorful geometric figures. He co-founded the groups Abstraction-Création and Salon des Réalités Nouvelles which promoted non-figurative abstract art.