Jean Dubuffet was a seminal French artist known for his prints as well as his primal figures and sculptures of vernacular subjects.
Dubuffet’s adoption of the term Art Brut or raw art, referred to the art of children, prisoners, and the mentally ill, was a reaction to what he called “art culturel” or refined art. It was his desire to break from tradition by implementing rudimentary mark-making and emulsions made from sand, tar, and trash, as seen in his work Grand Maitre of the Outsider (1946).
“A work of art is only of interest, in my opinion, when it is an immediate and direct projection of what is happening in the depth of a person's being,” the artist said. “It is my belief that only in this Art Brut can we find the natural and normal processes of artistic creation in their pure and elementary state.”
Born on July 31, 1901, in Le Havre, France, Dubuffet went on to study at the Académie Julian in Paris. While at school his peers included Raoul Dufy, Suzanne Valadon, and Fernand Léger. In 1918, after attending classes for only six months Dubuffet dropped out. Taking over his father’s wine business in 1924, he didn’t return to making art until the early 1940s. The artist would go on to form the Compagnie de l’Art Brut with André Breton and Slavko Kopač.
Dubuffet died on May 12, 1985, in Paris, France, at the age of 83. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.
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Jean Dubuffet's Autograph Letters - 1950s
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Dubuffet's Autographs are a beautiful lot of correspondence between Jean Dubuffet and Nesto Jacometti, written in 1955. Two autographs lettes signed and dated by the founder of Art ...
Paper, Ink
Collection of 4 Letters by Jean Dubuffet - 1955
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Interesting collection of 4 letters by Jean Dubuffet (2 hand written and 2 typescript) addressed to the swiss editor Nesto Jacometti. All of them are dated 1955. Very good conditions...
Paper, Ink
Eau Vive et Pierres - Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1950s
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Eau Vive et Pierres is an original B/W lithograph from the album "Theatre du Sol" by the French founder of Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet Very good condition. The artwork represents an Ab...
Lithograph
Aire Vacante - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Aire Vacante is an original lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Anarchitecte" (1953-1959). In excellen...
Lithograph
Joie Innocente - Original rare Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
B/W lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition signed, titled and dated on the lower margin in pencil by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the cycle of "Texturologie" (1953-1959). In excellent conditions. Jean Dubuffet (Le Havre 1901 - Paris 1985) Best known as the founder of the contemporary art movement called Art...
Lithograph
Feu - Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Feu is an original B/W lithograph on watermarked paper "Hes". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Theatre du sol" (1953-1959). In excellent c...
Lithograph
Texte Mouchetè - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Texte Mouchetè is an original lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Cites et Chaussees" (1953-1959). In ...
Paper, Lithograph
Sol Animè - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1958
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Sol Animè is an original lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet, in 1958. In excellent conditions. Image Dimensions: 31 x 40....
Lithograph
Illumination - Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Illumination is an original B/W lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Theatre du sol" (1953-1959). In exc...
Lithograph
Vie Ardente du Sol - Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Vie ardente du sol - From Theater of the Earth is an original black and white lithograph realized by Jean Dubuffet (1901 Le Havre - Paris 1985) in 1959. ...
Lithograph
Le Mur de Sol - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Le mur de sol is an original lithograph. Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Sols, Terres" (1953-1959). In excellent conditions. Reference: ...
Lithograph
Chiquetis au Sol - Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Chiquetis au sol is an original B/W lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Theatre du sol" (1953-1959). ...
Lithograph
Boue et rovines - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Boue et rovines is an original lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Theatre du sol" (1953-1959). In exce...
Lithograph
$1,081
Déploiement - From Spectacles - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1961
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Déploiement - From Spectacles is an original black and white lithograph realized by Jean Dubuffet (1901 Le Havre - Paris 1985). The artwork is the plate n. 5 from the portfolio Spec...
Lithograph
Torrent - Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1950s
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Torrent is an original B/W lithograph from the album Theatre du sol by the French founder of Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet Good condition. The artwork represents an Abstract composition ...
Lithograph
Celebration du Sol By Jean Dubuffet
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Jean Dubuffet Medium: Lithographic Poster, 1959 Dimensions: 30.5 x 22 in, 77.5 x 55.9 cm Dubuffet was a successful propagandist, gaining notoriety for his attacks on the “...
Lithograph
$17,960Sale Price|20% Off
ARBORESCENSES I
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed with initials, dated ‘72’ and numbered. Screen printed vacuum-formed relief. Published by Pace Editions, New York. Webel 1092. Edition 55/75 (there were also ten art...
Paper, Screen
Galloping Race, from: Fables - French Urban Street Art Pop Art
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in London, GB
JEAN DUBUFFET 1901-1985 (Philippe-Arthur) 1901 Le Havre - Paris 1985 (French) Title: Galloping Race, from: Fables Course la galope: Fables, 1976 Technique: Original Hand Signed, D...
Screen
$1,500
Dubuffet: The Museum of Modern Art vintage poster mid century modern abstract
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in New York, NY
Jean Dubuffet Dubuffet: The Museum of Modern Art vintage poster, 1962 Offset lithograph poster 19 1/2 × 15 inches Unframed with original folds (it was de...
Lithograph, Offset
Oreilles gardees, by P.A. Benoit. Paris: PAB, 1962.
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in New York, NY
DUBUFFET, Jean. Oreilles gardees, by P.A. Benoit. Paris: PAB, 1962. Illustrated with letterpress designs by J. Dubuffet on variou colored papers. Square folio, [32] ff; decorated wra...
Other Medium
Marques au Mur - Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1958
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on paper realized by Dubuffet in 1958. Artist proof, hand signed and dated in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
Lithograph
Les Squales - Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Les Squales is an artwork realized by Jean Dubuffet in 1959. Sheet 9 for the portfolio "Eaux, Pierres, Sable". Lithograph. Artist Proof. Signed, dated and titled. On buff BFK Riv...
Lithograph
Pouls Fievreux de l'ombre - Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1950s
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Pouls Fievreux de l'ombre is an original lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet . From the album of "Anarchitecte " (1953-1959). In excellent conditions. Referements: Cat. Silkeborg n° 491/ Cat. S. Webel n°724. Edition of 23 tests. Jean Dubuffet (Le Havre 1901 - Paris 1985) Best known as the founder of the contemporary art movement called Art...
Lithograph
The Superintendent - Urban Street French Pop Art
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in London, GB
This screenprint is hand signed in pencil by the artist with his initials 'JD' (Jean Dubuffet) in the lower right corner. The work is also numbered in pencil 97 from the edition of ...
Screen
Décrépitude - Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Décrépitude - From Territoires is an original black and white lithograph realized by Jean Dubuffet (1901 Le Havre - Paris 1985). The artwork is the plate n. 4 from the portfolio Ter...
Lithograph
Tuf - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Tuf is an original B/W lithograph from the album Sol Terres by the French founder of Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet Very good condition. Edition of 25 specimens. Image Dimensions: 50 x...
Lithograph
Attente - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Attente is an original B/W lithograph realized by the French founder of Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet Very good condition. Image Dimensions: 47.5 x 41 cm. The artwork represents an Abs...
Lithograph
Cartographie - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Cartographie is an original B/W lithograph realized by the French founder of Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet Very good condition. Image Dimensions: 43 x 37 cm. The artwork represents an Ab...
Lithograph
Site Ponctué - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Site Ponctué is an original B/W lithograph realized by the French founder of Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet Very good condition. Image Dimensions: 50 x 39.5 cm. The artwork represents ...
Lithograph
Jardin de terre - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Jardin de terre is an original B/W lithograph realized by the French founder of Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet Very good condition. Image Dimensions: 53 x 39.5 cm. The artwork represent...
Lithograph
Le Sol - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Le Sol is an original B/W lithograph realized by the French founder of Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet Very good condition. Image Dimensions: 36 x 37.5 cm. The artwork represents an Abst...
Lithograph
Transmissions - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Transmissions is an original B/W lithograph realized by the French founder of Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet Very good condition. Image Dimensions: 58 x 30 cm. The artwork represents an ...
Lithograph
Le Rocher Rougé - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Le Rocher Rougé is an original B/W lithograph realized by the French founder of Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet Very good condition. Image Dimensions: 52.5 x 38 cm. The artwork represent...
Lithograph
Situation Temporaire - Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Situation Temporaire is an original B/W lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Theatre du sol" (1953-1959...
Lithograph
Failles - Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Failles is an original B/W lithograph realized by the French founder of Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet Very good condition. Image Dimensions: 52 x 41.5 cm. The artwork represents an Abst...
Lithograph
L'écume des Roches - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
L'écume des roches is an original B/W lithograph realized by the French founder of Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet Very good condition. Image Dimensions: 53.5 x 42 cm. The artwork repre...
Lithograph
Nervures - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Nervures is an original B/W lithograph realized by the French founder of Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet Very good condition. Image Dimensions: 46 x 35 cm. The artwork represents an Abstr...
Lithograph
Boulevard - Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Boulevard is an original B/W lithograph from the album Sies et Chausseèes by the French founder of Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet Very good condition. Edition of 24 copies. Ref.: Cat. Si...
Lithograph
L'eau Dévastatrice - Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
L'eau dévastatrice is an original B/W lithograph realized by the French founder of Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet Very good condition. Image Dimensions: 52 x 36 cm. The artwork represen...
Lithograph
Chaussèe Grenue - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Chausseèe grenue is an original B/W lithograph from the album Sies et Chausseèes by the French founder of Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet Very good condition. Edition of 24 copies. Ref.: ...
Lithograph
Les Squales - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Les squales is an original B/W lithograph realized by the French founder of Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet Very good condition. Image Dimensions: 53 x 40.5 cm. The artwork represents an...
Lithograph
Nuagerie Rocheuse - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Nuagerie Rocheuse is an original B/W lithograph realized by the French founder of Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet. Very good condition. Image Dimensions: 57 x 38 cm. The artwork represen...
Lithograph
Décrépitude - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Décrépitude is an original b/w lithograph from the album Anachitecte, realized by the French founder of Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet. Very good condition. Edition of 23 copies. Ref. Ca...
Lithograph
Silhouettes Burlesques - Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1958
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Silhouettes burlesques is an original lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet, in 1958. In excellent conditions. Ref: Cat.Si...
Lithograph
Texte Mouchetè II - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Texte Mouchetè II is an original lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Cites et Chaussees" (1953-1959). ...
Lithograph
Le drop de terre - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Le drop de terre is an original lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Sols Terres" (1953-1959). In excel...
Lithograph
Tourments - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Tourments is an original lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Sols Terres" (1953-1959). In excellent co...
Lithograph
Recits - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Recits is an original lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Anarchitecte" (1953-1959). In excellent condi...
Lithograph
Disparates - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Disparates is an original lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Cites et Chaussees" (1953-1959). In exc...
Lithograph
Lepre - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Lepre is an original lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Cites et Chaussees" (1953-1959). In excellen...
Lithograph
Fletrissure Allegre - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Fletrissure Allegre is an original lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Cites et Chaussees" (1953-1959...
Lithograph
Imbrication - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Imbrication is an original lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Cites et Chaussees" (1953-1959). In ex...
Lithograph
Fantasmes - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Fantasmes is an original lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Anarchitecte" (1953-1959). In excellent ...
Lithograph
Menaces - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Menaces is an original lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition realized by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Anarchitecte" (1953-1959). In ex...
Lithograph
L'Eau Radieuse - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
L'Eau Radieuse is an original lithograph. Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Eaux Pierres-Sable" (1953-1959). In excellent conditions. Ref...
Lithograph
Ontogenese - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Ontogenese is an original lithograph. Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album "Sols Terres" (1953-1959). In excellent conditions. Reference: Cat. S...
Lithograph
Joie Innocente - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Joie Innocente is an original lithograph. Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Theatre du sol" (1953-1959). In excellent conditions. Referen...
Lithograph
Theme Dramatique - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Theme Dramatique is an original lithograph. Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Theatre du sol" (1953-1959). In excellent conditions. Refer...
Lithograph
Le Sol Allègre - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Le sol Allègre is an original lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album "Anarchitecte" (1953-1959). In excellen...
Lithograph
Dormition - Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Dormition is an original B/W lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Theatre du sol" (1953-1959). In exc...
Lithograph