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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Situation XXVIII
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Toronto, Ontario
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Paper, Ink
$385
H 14 in W 11 in D 0.13 in
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By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
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Paper, Ink
$310
H 14 in W 16 in D 0.13 in
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By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
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Ink, Paper
$850
H 18.75 in W 14.75 in
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By Joyce Treiman
Located in Surfside, FL
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Paper, India Ink
$385
H 26 in W 20 in D 0.13 in
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By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
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Ink, Gouache, Graphite, Paper
$385
H 26 in W 20 in D 0.13 in
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By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A bright, stylish, 1950s abstract geometric Mid-Century Modern textile design (in bold orange, red, blue & white) by famed French costume, set and fashion designer Andre Delfau (1914-2000). Artwork size: 12 1/4 x 12 inches; Unframed. Presented in an archival mat measuring 26 x 20 inches (ready to frame). Estate stamped on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. One from a series of related Modern textile designs by Andre Delfau. Please see our other 1stDibs gallery listings. Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally acclaimed stage, set and costume designer...
Ink, Gouache, Graphite, Paper
$385
H 26 in W 20 in D 0.13 in
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By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
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Paper, Ink, Gouache, Graphite
$385
H 26 in W 20 in D 0.13 in
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By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, colorful 1950s Mid-Century Modern abstract geometric textile design (in black, yellow, blue, pale pink, red tones) by famed French costume, set and fashion designer Andre Delfau (1914-2000). Artwork size: 15 1/4 x 12 inches; Unframed. Presented in an archival mat measuring 26 x 20 inches (ready to frame). Estate stamped on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. One from a series of related Modern textile designs by Andre Delfau. Please see our other 1stDibs gallery listings. Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally acclaimed stage, set and costume designer who worked world-wide from the 1930s to the 1980s. Delfau was a life long artist and painted independently of his noted design career. His artwork is recognized for it’s vibrant color and form, and a particularly keen use of line. He was highly influenced by the French Modern trends of Cubism and Surrealism, and his artwork is often infused with a dramatic sense of architecture and perspective. Delfau created fashion designs for such major Paris couture houses as Balmain, Jean Patou and Balenciaga. He completed noteworthy set designs and costumes for numerous international operatic and ballet productions, including those at the Royal Danish Ballet, the Royal Ballet of Great Britain, the Paris Opera, the Dance Theater of Harlem, the Ruth Page International Ballet, the Civic Ballet of Chicago, the Chicago Opera Ballet and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, among others. Most notably, Delfau designed the elaborate stage sets and costumes for the 1986 PBS television production of the Viennese operetta, "Die Fledermaus...
Ink, Gouache, Graphite, Paper
$385
H 26 in W 20 in D 0.13 in
A Captivating 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Geocentric Textile Design
By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
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Ink, Gouache, Graphite, Paper
$413
H 7.68 in W 7.68 in D 0.08 in
Mid-Century French Yasse Tabuchi Modern Signed Ink Drawing
By Yasse Tabuchi
Located in Roma, IT
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Paper, Ink
$385
H 26 in W 20 in D 0.13 in
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Paper, Ink, Watercolor
$595
H 12 in W 9 in
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Located in Houston, TX
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Paper, Pencil, Ink
$2,100
H 18.5 in W 15.5 in
"Abstract With Clouds, " Original Pink Ink signed by Sylvia Spicuzza
By Sylvia Spicuzza
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Paper, Ink
Jean Dubuffet Musical Experiences (Jean Dubuffet record art)
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in NEW YORK, NY
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Lithograph, Offset