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 Silkscreen Serigraph Abstract Exhibition Poster
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Skokie, IL
Jean Dubuffet Silkscreen Serigraph Abstract Exhibition Poster This original vintage poster is a rare piece. It was created for an exhibiti...
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Jean Dubuffet, 'Festival D’automne a Paris' Original Vintage Exhibition Poster
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
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Jean Dubuffet Book 'Brefs Excercices D'ecole Journalière', circa 1980
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Book catalog 'Brefs Excercices d'Ecole Journalière' by Jean Dubuffet for The Pace Gallery. Manufactured in New York, circa 1980. In good original condition, with consistent wit...
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L'art Brut de Jean Dubuffet 1st Edition 1953
By Georges Limbour, Jean Dubuffet
Located in CA, CA
First edition, published by Pierre Matisse, New York, 1953. One of 1000 numbered copies, this being n° The dustjacket is an original lithograph by Dubuffet. This catalogue, creat...
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Jean Dubuffet vintage poster “10 ans d’art vivant 55 – 65”
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Original Jean Dubuffet Poster “10 ans d’art vivant 55 – 65” 1967 Published by Fondation Maeght – Saint-Paul Alpes Maritime Printed by Arte, Paris Jean...
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Bauhaus 1919-1928 (1st Edition)
By Herbert Bayer, MOMA Museum New York, Walter Gropius
Located in New York, NY
First edition of the iconic monograph published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by Philip Johnson and held in 1938 at the Museum of Modern Art New York marking the tenth ...
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Original Italian Art Exhibition Poster - Ferruccio Garopesani
Located in Miami, FL
Original Italian art exhibition poster by painter and designer Ferruccio Garopesani. Presented in 1975 at the Galleria International d'Arte - Diorena - Ascona, Italy. A native of ...
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Picasso Inspired Original Surrealist Art Exhibition Poster by Antoni Clave
By Antoni Clavé
Located in Miami, FL
Picasso Inspired Original Surrealist Art Exhibition Poster by Antoni Clave Original art exhibition poster by listed Spanish artist Antoni Clave from his Ginza Japan show. This int...
Paper
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Raoul Dufy Original Mid Century Mourlot Art Poster, French Cityscape Poster
By (after) Raoul Dufy, Mourlot
Located in Miami, FL
Original midcentury Raoul Dufy art poster from the 1950s printed by Mourlot, Paris, France. Raoul Dufy was a renowned artist that created excellent works of...
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Keith Haring Apocalypse Exhibition Poster 1999
By (after) Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage 1990s Keith Haring exhibition poster published on the occasion of: “Keith Haring: Apocalypse” November 4–December 31, 1999; Deitch Pro...
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Jean Prouve/Serge Mouille Book
Located in New York, NY
DeLorenzo 1950, Jean Prouve/Serge Mouille, 1985 exhibition catalog.
Jean Royere by Jacques Lacoste & Patrick Seguin (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
In 1931, aged 29, Jean Royère (1902-1981) resigned from a comfortable position in the import-export trade in order to set up business as an interior designer. He learnt his new trade in the cabinetmaking workshops of the Faubourg Saint-Antoine in Paris. In 1934, he designed the new layout of the Brasserie Carlton on the Champs Elysées and found immediate success, embarking upon an international career that was to endure for nearly half a century. Royère tackled all kinds of decoration work and opened branches in the Near East and Latin America; among his patrons were King Farouk, King Hussein...
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Original Midcentury Abstract Art Exhibition Poster, Signed Rosso Dated 1975
Located in Miami, FL
Original midcentury abstract art exhibition poster with wonderful vivid colors of blue, red, green, beige, etc... Very decorative, signed by t...
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Bruce Weber by Bruce Weber, 1st Limited Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Bruce Weber by Bruce Weber. Published by Twelvetrees Press, Los Angeles, 1983. Stated 1st Limited Edition (1/5000) hardcover with dust jacket. Beautifully illustrated with over 50 full-page photogravure plates of male models and actors, a few tinted with halftone colors. Contains subjects: Brothers, Matt...
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Modern Furnishings For The Home (1st edition)
By Charles Eames
Located in New York, NY
First edition of William J. Hennessey’s Modern Furnishings for the Home, published in 1952 by the Reinhold Publishing Corporation. Billed as “a comprehensive catalog with over 480 av...
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Jean Dubuffet Painted sculptures catalog 1968
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jean Dubuffet Painted sculptures catalog 1968: Published on the occasion of a 1968 Dubuffet exhibition at Pace Gallery New York. Softcover; 50 pages. Color & Black & White illustra...
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Pioneers of Modern Typography (1st American Edition)
By Piet Zwart, László Moholy-Nagy
Located in New York, NY
First American edition of Herbert Spencer’s foundational survey tracing the avant-garde origins of modern graphic design and typography in the first third of the twentieth century, v...
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Jean Dubuffet Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Original Vintage Poster, 1964
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Jean Dubuffet was one of the most famous European artists of the postwar era, “I have a great interest in madness, and I am convinced art has much to do with madness,” Dubuffet said ...
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Jean Dubuffet Petit Personnage Signed Ink Drawing on Paper Art Brut Framed, 1960
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A rare delightful and expressive ink drawing on paper titled Petit Personnage (Little Characters) by French artist Jean Dubuffet. Signed on the bottom right with a May ’60 date. On t...
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H 16.5 in W 14 in D 1 in
Jean Dubuffet Tete I Signed Felt Pen Drawing on Paper Art Brut Framed 1966
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A rare graphic and expressive felt pen drawing on paper titled Tete I (Head I) by French artist Jean Dubuffet. Signed on the bottom right with a ‘66 date. On the verso is the origina...
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1976 Jean Dubuffet Screenprint
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Masse aux Pedales" – A signed, dated, numbered, 1976 screenprint in colors on Arches paper by important French artist, Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985). The first of numerous museum exhibi...
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Jean Dubuffet, " Encrier" ceramic sculpture " by Rosenthal Germany.signed.10/25
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great sculpture,Jean Dubuffet 1901-1985.( 3 colors), Titel Encrier. made by Rosenthal Germany 1984. signed on the side. and bottom. This is an Edition numbered 10/25. As shown in pic...
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Jean Dubuffet Lithograph
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jean Dubuffet Lithograph, circa 1970s. It has been framed in a clean lined black lacquered wooden gallery frame under UV resistant glass.
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Drawings of Jean Dubuffet 1st Edition, 1960
By Jean Dubuffet, Daniel Cordier
Located in CA, CA
First edition, published by George Braziller, New York, 1960 Perhaps best known for founding the ‘Art Brut’ movement, Dubuffet prolifically produce...
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H 10.24 in W 8.27 in D 0.24 in
Jean Dubuffet – Brefs Exercises D’École Journalière 1980 Pace Gallery
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in CA, CA
Published in 1980 by Pace Publications (Pace Gallery). An exhibition catalogue featuring 25 illustrations. Designed to resemble a school exercise book...
Jean Dubuffet: Painted Sculptures - Pace Gallery, New York, 1968
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in CA, CA
First Edition, published by The Pace Gallery, New York, 1968. Jean Dubuffet's paintings from the early 1940s were followed by a series of works in which ...
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Jean Dubuffet – Simulacres, 1969
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in CA, CA
First edition, published by Pace Gallery, 1969. A catalogue produced for Dubuffet’s 1969 exhibition at Pace Gallery, New York; ‘Simulacres’. The catalogue features several images ...
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H 12.6 in W 6.7 in D 0.2 in
Jean Dubuffet '1901-1985, ' "Personnage 1971, " Marker Pen on Paper, Signed
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Jean Dubuffet, (1901-1985), "Personnage 1971," marker pen on paper, signed and dated lower right on the reverse: Label of The Pace Gallery, New-York; label of Delf Cadres d'Art....
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L'art Brut de Jean Dubuffet 1953
By Jean Dubuffet, Georges Limbour
Located in CA, CA
First edition, published by Pierre Matisse, New York, 1953. This catalogue, created for an exhibition of the work of Jean Dubuffet at the Pierre Matisse Gallery in New York is ill...