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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$1,073
Nappe Léopardée - From Sols, Terre - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Nappe léopardée- From Sols, Terres is an original black and white lithograph realized by Jean Dubuffet (1901 Le Havre - Paris 1985). The artwork is the plate n. 3 from the portfolio...
Lithograph
$1,073
Le Manteau Léger - From Territoire - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Le Manteau Léger - 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 portfoli...
Lithograph
$801
Champ Vespéral - From Sols, Terres - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Champ vespéral - From Sols, Terres is an original black and white lithograph realized by Jean Dubuffet (1901 Le Havre - Paris 1985). The artwork is the plate n. 6 from the portfolio...
Lithograph
Le Vent et l'Eau - From Eaux, Pierres, Sable - Original Lithograph - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Le vent et l'eau - From Eaux, Pierres, Sable is an original black and white lithograph realized by Jean Dubuffet (1901 Le Havre - Paris 1985). The artwork is the plate n. 3 from th...
Lithograph
Terre Chamarree - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Terre Chamarree is an original lithograph. Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album "Theatre du sol" (1953-1959). In very good conditions. Reference...
Lithograph
$1,074
Insouciance - From Spectacles - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1961
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Insouciance - From Spectacles 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 Spe...
Lithograph
Legende Allegre - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuff - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Legende Allegre 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
$1,133
Gravier Perlier - From Eaux, Pierres, Sable - Original Lithograph by J. D.- 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Gravier Perlier - From Eaux, Pierres, Sable is an original black and white lithograph realized by Jean Dubuffet (1901 Le Havre - Paris 1985). The artwork is the plate n. 16 from th...
Lithograph
Sol Jonché - Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Sol Jonché 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). Editio...
Lithograph
Les Nids de Pierres - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Les nids de pierres is an original B/W lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the Stuite of "Thea...
Lithograph
Symbioses - Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Symbioses is an original B/W lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the album of "Spectacles" (1953-1959). In excell...
Lithograph
Element Ride - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1959
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Element Ride 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
Cheminement - Original Lithograph by Jean Dubuffet - 1950s
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
Cheminement 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 Abstract com...
Lithograph
Situation XXVIII
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) took inspiration from the margins of society throughout his career. He coined the term "art brut," and pursued artistic authenticity outside of established ...
Paper, Ink
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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