Jean Degottex (1918 - 1988) - photo 1

Jean Degottex

Jean Degottex was a French painter and a pioneer of lyrical abstraction.

Self-taught, in the army in Tunisia and Algeria when he was in his early 20s, Jean painted his first figurative paintings influenced by Fauvism. In 1951, Degottex was awarded the Kandinsky Prize, and from 1954 he began to paint in the style of gesture abstraction. He was also particularly inspired by East Asian calligraphy and Zen philosophy.

Degottex painted large-scale works, often in series, and in the 1970s began experimenting with paper art, folding and tearing paper. His work has always been characterized by extreme minimalism, and the artist meditates for a long time before starting to draw.

Date and place of birt:25 february 1918, Sathonay-Camp, France
Date and place of death:9 december 1988, Paris, France
Nationality:France
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Art school / group:New School of Paris
Genre:Figurative art
Art style:Fauvism, Lyrical abstraction, Contemporary art

Creators France

Curt Singer (1905 - 1938)
Curt Singer
1905 - 1938
Genia Minache (1906 - 1972)
Genia Minache
1906 - 1972
Charles-Nicolas Odiot (1789 - 1868)
Charles-Nicolas Odiot
1789 - 1868
Pierre-Joseph Redoute (1759 - 1840)
Pierre-Joseph Redoute
1759 - 1840
Bon Boullogne (1649 - 1717)
Bon Boullogne
1649 - 1717
Eduard Wiiralt (Viiralt) (1898 - 1954)
Eduard Wiiralt (Viiralt)
1898 - 1954
Louis Boulanger (1806 - 1867)
Louis Boulanger
1806 - 1867
Fabienne Verdier (1962)
Fabienne Verdier
1962
Naum L'vovich Aronson (1872 - 1943)
Naum L'vovich Aronson
1872 - 1943
Leonid Berman (1896 - 1976)
Leonid Berman
1896 - 1976
Louis-Constant Sévin (1821 - 1888)
Louis-Constant Sévin
1821 - 1888
Jean-Charles Blais (1956)
Jean-Charles Blais
1956
Jean Giraudoux (1882 - 1944)
Jean Giraudoux
1882 - 1944
Horace Vernet (1789 - 1863)
Horace Vernet
1789 - 1863
Agustin Lazo Adalid (1896 - 1971)
Agustin Lazo Adalid
1896 - 1971
Suzanne Duchamp-Crotti (1889 - 1963)
Suzanne Duchamp-Crotti
1889 - 1963

Creators Contemporary art

Michael Gawron (1930)
Michael Gawron
1930
Stefan Gierowski (1925 - 2022)
Stefan Gierowski
1925 - 2022
André Borderie (1923 - 1998)
André Borderie
1923 - 1998
Emilio Nanni (1955)
Emilio Nanni
1955
Maysha Mohamedi (1980)
Maysha Mohamedi
1980
Loriel Beltrán (1985)
Loriel Beltrán
1985
 Kimsooja (1957)
Kimsooja
1957
Vanni Viviani (1937 - 2002)
Vanni Viviani
1937 - 2002
Hermon di Giovanno (1900 - 1968)
Hermon di Giovanno
1900 - 1968
Theo Garvé (1902 - 1987)
Theo Garvé
1902 - 1987
Michel Gigon (1929 - 2022)
Michel Gigon
1929 - 2022
Maurice Wyckaert (1923 - 1996)
Maurice Wyckaert
1923 - 1996
Zbigniew Bajek (1958)
Zbigniew Bajek
1958
Drake Deknatel (1943 - 2005)
Drake Deknatel
1943 - 2005
Peter Sutherland (1976)
Peter Sutherland
1976
Kostas Grammatopoulos (1916 - 2003)
Kostas Grammatopoulos
1916 - 2003
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