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About the Item
Born in Byblos lebanon, in 1946, is a contemporary plastician artist franco-canadian.
Artistic journey
Early days (1970-1975)
Paris (1976-2001)
Quebec (2002 - present)
China (2011-2016)
Collectors
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1970 jean Tannous graduates from the national superior institute of fine arts of the university of lebanon. he teaches at the same institute in 1974 and 1975.
1976 fleeing the lebanon war upon his arrival in paris, Tannous obtains the certificate of the commission of professionalism for artists & intellectual workers.
affiliated with the maison des artistes, he works at the place du tertre doing portraits for tourists. during this period, Tannous masters all painting techniques, thanks to his years of experience spent in european museums doing copies of great masters.
paris (1976-2001)
finally Tannous settled down in paris. he participates in the creation of a fresco for the ratp in the subway, the spiral of the abbesses.
he collaborates with the régie immobilière de la ville de paris and the mairie de paris. under this banner he will participate in several projects in belgium (ypres, ostende, ghent and bruges among others).
in sandnes, norway, he contributes to the realization of another fresco, le pont de paris.
the cartier and baume & mercier companies appeal to the talents of Tannous for their seminars.
1977 with the support of günther kaphammel, the famous german watercolourist, Tannous receives an invitation to exhibit in braunschweig at the jaeschke gallery.
this is the beginning of his career in germany. Tannous collaborates with karstadt for a long time. he creates many portraits of celebrities that pose for him, such as rudi cerne, dr volker schmidt, herbert paschen and helmut marmulla.
1982 in paris, jimmy carter poses for tannous. the artist carefully keeps the thank-you letter that the former us president sends him. Tannous also portrays the former president of the ivory coast, his excellence félix houphouët-boigny and the sultan oman qabus ibn saïd.
1984 after a long period of research, Tannous discovers a new way to protect his artistic creations by covering them with an innovative varnish which quickly becomes his signature.
the artist also excels in sculpture with the realization of busts.
1986 Tannous wins first prize in a painting contest held by l’île des impressionnistes. the winning work is acquired by the fournaise museum.
1987 karstadt-recklinghausen surprises the artist with a jubiläum for their ten-year collaboration.
1988 Tannous designed the entirety of the bang & olufsen home in parly 2 (chesnay-versailles).
1991 the artist founds and presides over carré ouvert, an official association of professional artists. it will be very active at the mitsukoshi gallery in paris for 9 years, performing, among other things, a decor of parisian cafés in trompe-l’oeil.
1992 carré ouvert organizes an event in carroz d'arâches with québecois artists, such as sylvain cousineau, suzelle levasseur, hanibal srouji and michel madore.
the same year, paravision, chaired by raphaël berdugo, now known as europacorp, sponsors Tannous by providing him a large workshop for 8 years.
from 1992 to 2000, the agency of modern art regularly represents Tannous in germany, especially in braunschweig, spain and united states.
1993 Tannous personalizes a harley-davidson for the harley-davidson convention in frankfurt (germany).
1996 in march, the artist is exhibited at the artexpo of new york, represented by the bernice jackson gallery. in july, he exhibits at the kennedy studios gallery in boston, alongside the works of hundertwasser. the next month, the caesars palace casino in atlantic city invites Tannous for a solo exhibition, for which he created twelve large formats paintings.
1997 france-okinawa elects Tannous vice-president of their association. this organization promotes relationships between france and japan. it brings okinawa’s kumi odori ballet to paris.
Tannous founds europ'art, an association of experienced artists specialized in frescoes.
karstadt (hambourg, germany) selects ten european painters for a major exhibition. Tannous is one of them.
the artist collaborates with stephanie, an art dealer, who organizes several solo exhibitions in for him across switzerland - notably at the polo gallery, in männedorf-zürich.
1998 Tannous exhibits at porsche in fulda (germany) for a private sale reserved for their customers.
the artist moves to 34 avenue des champs-élysées, where he establishes his workshop, keeping it until 2001.
1999 Tannous participates in the international kiev art festival (ukraine).
in the scientific, economic and cultural guide der pfiffikus, Tannous is presented by katja gross as an innovative painter and creator of a new technique.
hartmann tresore places an order to Tannous for a special edition of large safes. the artist uses them as surfaces. they will be exhibited in different airports in germany.
some of the works of Tannous are found at the hospital of bern in the surgery department. the medical journal viszerale medizin, talks about the benefits that his creations can bring.
2000 Tannous participates at the international art festival of magdeburg (germany) for two consecutive years.
the mitsukoshi gallery organizes a large japanese tour for the artist under the name of french fair, in tokyo, nagoya, sapporo, sendai, fukuoka, matsuyama and takamatsu
the Tannous technique
québec (2002 -present)
2002 Tannous installs his studio (gallery europ'art) at 4100 saint denis street then moves to 1894 notre-dame west street in Montreal.
Delano design, located in the old port of montréal, buys all his works.
2004 ima gallery and ravine gallery in toronto commission a new series.
2006 Besharat gallery, in Atlanta, discovers Tannous during a visit of his studio in Montréal and purchase his works the same day.
2010 the gallery represents the artist at the affordable art fair in new york.
2013 Tannous is invited to celebrate the opening of the new georges laoun boutique, in the annex of the Montréal museum of fine arts. during this event the artist is discovered by several of his long-time collectors such as lise watier and julie couture.
Tannous customizes a Volvo that has been exposed in Volvo Plainville (quebec)
2015 2016 and 2018 Tannous is invited to attend the national home show in Montreal.
acquisition of several works of Tannous by the church museum in pike-river.
2016 Tannous is exhibited alongside great masters: Dali, Picasso and Riopelle, at the château Frontenac art gallery in Quebec.
2016 to 2019, the artist is regularly invited to exhibit at the course mont-royal.
2017 opening of the griffin town gallery in Montreal, Tannous is represented.
- Creator:Jean Tannous (1946, Canadian, French)
- Dimensions:Height: 69 in (175.26 cm)Width: 32 in (81.28 cm)Depth: 18 in (45.72 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Atlanta, GA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU155528654152
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