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DUBUFFET Jean
(1901-1985)
"We must leave aside all habits."
Jean DUBUFFET, a few dates

1901 born in Le Havre (France) on July 31 1901
1942 dedicates himself to painting
1944 first personal exhibition organized at the René Drouin gallery in Paris
1948 creates the Art brut movement with André Breton, Michel Tapié and Jean Paulhan
1955 settles in Vence and works on collage, painting fragments...
1958 works on lithography until 1962
1961 Paris circus cycle
1962 works on the Hourloupe period by fragment painting until 1974
1975 creates the Dubuffet Foundation in Paris
1985 died on May 12 1985 in Paris