Jean Hélion
French painter
Jean Hélion was a French painter whose abstract work of the 1930s established him as a leading modernist. His midcareer rejection of abstraction was followed by nearly five decades as a figurative painter. He was also the author of several books... Wikipedia
Born: April 21, 1904, Couterne, Rives-d'Andaine, France
Died: October 27, 1987 (age 83 years), 14th arrondissement, Paris, France
Spouse: Pegeen Vail Guggenheim (m. 1946–1956)
On view: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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A Frenchman who studied chemistry and architecture before taking up painting, Hélion's involvement in artists groups dates from the late 1920s. He was a ...
Mar 22, 2024 · Born in Normandy in 1904, Hélion initially opted for architectural studies in Paris. After a brief spell as a painter in Montmartre in 1929, he ...