Jean Fautrier

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Jean Fautrier was a French painter and sculptor associated with the Art Informel movement, known for his textured, abstract works that responded to the traumas of World War II.

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Jean Fautrier canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
painter
printmaker
sculptor
artisticStyle heavily textured surfaces
impasto
semi-figurative abstraction
associatedWith École de Paris
causeOfNotability pioneering role in Art Informel
textured abstract works responding to World War II atrocities
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1898-05-16
dateOfDeath 1964-07-21
educatedAt Royal Academy of Arts
Slade School of Fine Art
familyName Fautrier
fieldOfWork painting
printmaking
sculpture
genre abstract painting
sculpture
givenName Jean
hasWorkInCollection Centre Pompidou
Museum of Modern Art
Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Tate Modern
influencedBy traumas of World War II
languageOfWorkOrName French
livedIn Châtenay-Malabry
Paris
movement Abstract art
Art Informel
Modern art
Tachisme
linked to: Art Informel
name Jean Fautrier
nationality French
notableWork Hostages series
Les Otages
occupation painter
printmaker
sculptor
periodOfActivity 20th century
placeOfBirth France
Paris
placeOfDeath Châtenay-Malabry
France

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Musée de Grenoble hasWorkBy Jean Fautrier
Jean Fautrier name Jean Fautrier