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Jean Dubuffet

1901–1985

Large Black Landscape 1946
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Jean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet (French pronunciation: ɑ̃ filip ʁٲʁ ɛ; 31 July 1901 – 12 May 1985) was a French painter and sculptor of the École de Paris (School of Paris). His idealistic approach to aesthetics embraced so-called "low art" and eschewed traditional standards of beauty in favor of what he believed to be a more authentic and humanistic approach to image-making. He is perhaps best known for founding the art movement art brut, and for the collection of works—Collection de l'art brut—that this movement spawned. Dubuffet enjoyed a prolific art career, both in France and in America, and was featured in many exhibitions throughout his lifetime.

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  • Man in a Cap

    Jean Dubuffet
    1953
  • Fern in the Hat

    Jean Dubuffet
    1953
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  • Gold and Shadow [from ‘Land Registry’]

    Jean Dubuffet
    1958, published 1960
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  • Typist [from ‘Matter and Memory’]

    Jean Dubuffet
    1944, published 1945
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  • Peopling of the Lands

    Jean Dubuffet
    1953
  • Leaves with Bird

    Jean Dubuffet
    1953
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  • Inhabited Landscape

    Jean Dubuffet
    1946
  • Man with a Hod

    Jean Dubuffet
    1955–6
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