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 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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Jean Dubuffet , Cerceaux ‘Sorcellent Limited Edition, 1st 1967
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in CA, CA
Jean Dubuffet. Cerceaux ‘Sorcellent by Max Loreau. Edition Jeanne Bucher, Editions Beyeler, Paris, 1967. Limited edition of 800 of which this is no. 496. Contains 20 original colo...
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$300
H 13.5 in W 20 in D 0.07 in
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...
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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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$675
H 28 in W 20 in D 0.07 in
Raoul Dufy Original Mid Century Mourlot Art Poster, French Cityscape Poster
By Mourlot, (after) Raoul Dufy
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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Antique Map of St. Louis and Chicago
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'The City of St. Louis Missouri - The City of Chicago Illinois'. Dual map on single page showing St. Louis and Chicago. Finely produ...
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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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$125
H 13.25 in W 10 in D 1.13 in
Shuhga Images of Spring Essay on Erotic Elements in Japanese Art, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Shuhga: Images of spring: Essay on Erotic Elements in Japanese Art By Charles Grosbois. Nagel, Geneva; Paris; Hamburg, 1964. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. A fascinating work cl...
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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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David Hockney Exhibition Poster
By David Hockney
Located in Philadelphia, PA
David Hockney exhibition poster from 1981 paintings and drawings for the Metropolitan operas parade a French Triple Bill. Poster was ...
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Large Original Vintage Astronomy Poster, circa 1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great poster of the heavens. Original color. Good condition. Published by Alexander Gross Unframed.
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H 27.2 in W 19.3 in D 0.1 in
1997 Jean-Michel Basquiat - Mitsukoshi Museum of Art Original Vintage Poster
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Winchester, GB
One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, Jean-Michel Basquiat rose to prominence in the 1970s and early 1980s. Achieving so much in such a short space of time, his ne...
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Vassily Kandinsky Galerie Maeght Exhibition Poster, 1965
By Galerie Maeght, (after) Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vassily Kandinsky Galerie Maeght Exhibition Poster Paris, France, 1965 unframed nice vintage condition some waviness - see images
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Jean Dubuffet Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Original Vintage Poster, 1964
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
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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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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 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 Daniel Cordier, Jean Dubuffet
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...