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Jean Dubuffet

Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985) was a French painter, sculptor, and writer whose work challenged conventional aesthetics and cultural authority. He coined the term Art Brut in 1945 to designate raw art produced outside academic traditions, and he built a major

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Art Voici qu’ici – Jean Dubuffet Jean Dubuffet

A limited-edition Fata Morgana poetry collection by Jacques Berne, with two full-page plates by Jean Dubuffet, on night,…

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Art Couinque – Jean Dubuffet Jean Dubuffet

Couinque is a short livre d'artiste by Jean Dubuffet, pairing his invented "jargon absolu" text with original prints…

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Art The Walls (Les murs) – Jean Dubuffet Jean Dubuffet

The Walls (Les Murs) is a 1945 lithographic album by Jean Dubuffet with twelve poems by Eugène Guillevic.

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Art Paris Circus – Jean Dubuffet Jean Dubuffet

Paris Circus is Jean Dubuffet's 1961–62 painting cycle of teeming Paris streets, crowds, and boulevards, pointing toward his…

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Art The Enamel Garden (Jardin d’émail) – Jean Dubuffet Jean Dubuffet

Jean Dubuffet's Enamel Garden is a walkable black-and-white sculptural environment made between 1968 and 1974 for the Kröller-Müller…

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