Émile Othon Friesz: Life and Art Early Life and Education Achille-Émile Othon Friesz was born in Le Havre, France, in 1879. He came from a family with artistic inclinations; his father was a marine painter. Friesz initially pursued studies in shipbuilding before dedicating himself to painting around the age of 20. He received formal training at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, studying under Gustave Moreau and Léon Bonnat.…