About Marcel Jean
Lived 1900 – 1993 (aged 92). Marcel Jean was a French art historian, painter, printmaker, illustrator, medalist and manufacturer.
Marcel Jean (1900 in La Charité-sur-Loire, France - 4 December 1993 in Louveciennes, France) was a French painter, writer, and sculptor who joined the surrealist movement in 1933.
He is perhaps best known for his trompe l'oeil painting Armoire Surrealiste now in the permanent collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. His work is also in the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and that of MoMA in New York City.
He authored two books on the history of Surrealism, Surrealism Histoire de la Peinture Surréaliste and L’Autobiographie du Surréalisme.
Jean was a close friend of Marcel Duchamp.
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Who was Marcel Jean?
French art historian and painter (1900–1993)
When was Marcel Jean born?
Marcel Jean was born on 16 December 1900 in La Charité-sur-Loire.
When did Marcel Jean die?
Marcel Jean died on 4 December 1993 in Louveciennes.
What was Marcel Jean's occupation?
Marcel Jean was an art historian, painter, printmaker, illustrator, medalist and manufacturer.
What nationality was Marcel Jean?
Marcel Jean was French.
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