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Jean Helion Art

French, 1904-1987
Jean Hélion, pseudonym of Jean Bichier, is a French painter and engraver, born April 21, 1904 in Couterne and died October 27, 1987 in Paris. His complex artistic itinerary passed, a rare case, from abstract art sometimes close to Piet Mondrian1 to figurative art. He helped introduce abstract art to the United States. Jean Hélion has always been able to express in his works his youthful spirit through the vivacity of the colors and the rhythm of his compositions. Hailed in the 1960s by the new generation of painters, that of Gilles Aillaud or Eduardo Arroyo, he is today considered the precursor of the New German Fauves of the 1970s and the figurative ones of the 1980s. above all his work of the 1930s and 1950s.
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Artist: Jean Helion
Cubist Composition, Lithograph by Jean Helion
Cubist Composition, Lithograph by Jean Helion

Cubist Composition, Lithograph by Jean Helion

By Jean Hélion

Located in Long Island City, NY

Jean Hélion was a French painter (1904 - 1987) whose abstract work of the 1930's established him as a leading modernist. His mid-career rejection of abstraction was followed by nearl...

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1930s Cubist Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Herbiers
French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Herbiers

French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Herbiers

By Jean Hélion

Located in Paris, IDF

Herbiers undated lithograph, artist proof (E.A) & signed by the artist 20,5 x 27,9 x 0,1 cm sold without frame about Jean Hélion (April 21, 1904 – October 27, 1987) Jean Hélion was...

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1970s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

Jean Helion Linocut Print, 1938, Untitled from XXe Siecle No. 4
Jean Helion Linocut Print, 1938, Untitled from XXe Siecle No. 4

Jean Helion Linocut Print, 1938, Untitled from XXe Siecle No. 4

By Jean Hélion

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Jean Helion Title: Untitled Portfolio: XXe Siecle No. 4 Medium: Linocut Date: 1938 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 19 3/4" x 16 3/4" Sheet Size: 12 5/8" x 9 5/8" Signature: U...

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1930s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Linocut

French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Veil Homme
French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Veil Homme

French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Veil Homme

By Jean Hélion

Located in Paris, IDF

Veil Homme 1947 drawing 26,9 x 21 x 0,1 cm Registered on the catalogue raisonné with inventory number : N°0252 cat. B sold without frame about Jean Hélion (April 21, 1904 – October ...

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1960s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Paper, Pencil

Jean Helion, Untitled, from XXe siecle, 1938
Jean Helion, Untitled, from XXe siecle, 1938

Jean Helion, Untitled, from XXe siecle, 1938

By Jean Hélion

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite linocut by Jean Helion (1904–1987), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album XXe siecle, Chroniques du jour, 13 rue Valette (5e), Directeur G. di San Lazzaro, Somm...

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1930s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Linocut

"Untitled"
"Untitled"

Jean Hélion"Untitled", 1952

$6,800Sale Price|20% Off

"Untitled"

By Jean Hélion

Located in Southampton, NY

Important work on paper by French artist Jean Halion. Ink, watercolor and colored pencil study done in 1952. Signed top right in ink and dated in pencil 15-9-52. Jean Hélion was ...

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1950s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Mixed Media, Paper

Modern Romeo & Juliette - Original handsigned lithograph - 100 copies
Modern Romeo & Juliette - Original handsigned lithograph - 100 copies

Modern Romeo & Juliette - Original handsigned lithograph - 100 copies

By Jean Hélion

Located in Paris, IDF

Jean HELION Modern Romeo & Juliette Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 100 copies On Arches vellum 65 x 50cm (c.26 x 20") Excellent condition

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1980s American Modern Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

Meeting in a Park - Original handsigned lithograph - 50 copies
Meeting in a Park - Original handsigned lithograph - 50 copies

Meeting in a Park - Original handsigned lithograph - 50 copies

By Jean Hélion

Located in Paris, IDF

Jean HELION Meeting in a Park Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 50 On BFK Rives vellum 38 x 53 cm (c. 15 x 21 in) Excellent condition

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1960s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Lucite, Lithograph

Composition, Variations sur l'imaginaire, Jean Hélion
Composition, Variations sur l'imaginaire, Jean Hélion

Composition, Variations sur l'imaginaire, Jean Hélion

By Jean Hélion

Located in Southampton, NY

Lithograph on vélin de Rives paper. Inscription: hand signed and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Variations sur l'imaginaire, 1972. Published by Philipp...

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1970s Surrealist Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

"Gisant"
"Gisant"

Jean Hélion"Gisant", 1953

$5,200Sale Price|20% Off

"Gisant"

By Jean Hélion

Located in Southampton, NY

Important watercolor and colored pencil on woven paper study composed of three vignettes done by Jean Helion. Signed with initial H top left and dated 1953. Small crease lower left b...

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1950s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Mixed Media, Paper

Force de la mer VI

Force de la mer VI

By Jean Hélion

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1965 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 33/50 LCD4402

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1960s Abstract Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

USA : Gold Prospectors - Original handsigned lithograph
USA : Gold Prospectors - Original handsigned lithograph

USA : Gold Prospectors - Original handsigned lithograph

By Jean Hélion

Located in Paris, IDF

Jean HELION USA : Gold Prospectors, 1972 Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil On Rives vellum 37 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inch) Excellent condition

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1970s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

"Figure Study in Red"
"Figure Study in Red"

"Figure Study in Red"

By Jean Hélion

Located in Southampton, NY

Early 1960's watercolor and gouache figure study by Jean Helion. Signed with initial H lower right and dated lower left February, 1963. Condition is fair with crease above the letter...

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1960s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Mixed Media, Paper

French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Floating Figures
French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Floating Figures

French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Floating Figures

By Jean Hélion

Located in Paris, IDF

Floating Figures undated lithograph, artist proof (E.A) & signed by the artist 22 x 15,5 x 0,1 cm sold without frame about Jean Hélion (April 21, 1904 – October 27, 1987) Jean Hélion was born on April 21, 1904, in Couterne, France. He entered the Institut Industriel du Nord in Lille to study chemistry in 1920 but left the following year to become an architectural apprentice in Paris. He painted while working as an architectural draftsman in the early 1920s. Hélion attracted the attention of the collector Georges Bine in 1925 and was soon able to devote himself entirely to painting. In 1927 he met Joaquín Torres-García, who collaborated on L'Acte, a short-lived magazine founded by Hélion and others. Hélion first exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants in 1928. Shortly thereafter he became acquainted with Jean Arp, Piet Mondrian, and Antoine Pevsner...

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1970s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Personnages
French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Personnages

French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Personnages

By Jean Hélion

Located in Paris, IDF

Personnages undated lithograph, artist proof (E.A) & signed by the artist 20,5 x 27,9 x 0,1 cm sold without frame about Jean Hélion (April 21, 1904 – October 27, 1987) Jean Hélion ...

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1970s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

Jean Helion Nude in the chair
Jean Helion Nude in the chair

Jean Helion Nude in the chair

By Jean Hélion

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Jean Helion Nude in the chair Charcoal on laid paper Signed and dated 4/10/48 by the artist Certificate of the widow of Jean Hélion Dimensions Work 67 x 52 cms Sheet 88 x 70 cms Per...

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1960s Jean Helion Art

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Paper, Charcoal

Passersby on the Port
Passersby on the Port

Passersby on the Port

By Jean Hélion

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Lithograph of the artist Jean Hélion. 1965 Signed in pencil and numbered on 50ex in pencil by the artist. Dimensions 38 x 53 cm Support: Vellum Rives paper In excellent condition! PR...

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1960s Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

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Jean HélionForce de la mer II, 1965

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H 15.16 in W 20.67 in

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By Jean Hélion

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1965 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 33/50 LCD4403

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Force de la mer I

Jean HélionForce de la mer I, 1965

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H 15.16 in W 20.87 in

Force de la mer I

By Jean Hélion

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1965 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 33/50 LCD4401

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Force de la mer V

Jean HélionForce de la mer V, 1965

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H 14.97 in W 20.87 in

Force de la mer V

By Jean Hélion

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1965 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 33/50 LCD4394

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Workers at the Harbor - Original handsigned lithograph - 50 copies

Workers at the Harbor - Original handsigned lithograph - 50 copies

By Jean Hélion

Located in Paris, IDF

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Three Boats - Original handsigned lithograph - 50 copies
Three Boats - Original handsigned lithograph - 50 copies

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By Jean Hélion

Located in Paris, IDF

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