Jean Dubuffet

Jean Dubuffet
Jean Dubuffet in 1960
Born
Jean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet

(1901-07-31)31 July 1901
Le Havre, France
Died12 May 1985(1985-05-12) (aged 83)
Paris, France
Known forPainting, sculpture
MovementSchool of Paris
Signature

Jean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet (31 July 1901 – 12 May 1985) was a French painter and sculptor of the Ecole 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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