Jean-Jacques Deyrolle
Jean-Jacques Deyrolle , also Jean Deyrolle (born August 20, 1911 in Nogent-sur-Marne , France , † August 30, 1967 in Toulon , France), was a French painter and graphic artist . He was an important exponent of abstract art after the Second World War .
Life
Jean-Jacques Deyrolle was best known for his abstract graphics and illustrations of sophisticated books. He is considered an important representative of the abstract geometric school . For many years he was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich .
In the 1950s and 1960s in particular, his art received international attention and recognition. For example, Jean Deyrolle took part in documenta II in Kassel in 1959 with some works in the printmaking department .
literature
- Exhibition catalog for documenta II (1959) in Kassel: II.documenta'59. Art after 1945 . Catalog: Volume 1: Painting; Volume 2: Sculpture; Volume 3: Graphic Art; Text tape. Kassel / Cologne 1959
- Deyrolle, Jean Jacques . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 1 : A-D . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1953, p. 558 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Deyrolle, Jean-Jacques |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Deyrolle, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter and printmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nogent-sur-Marne , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 30, 1967 |
| Place of death | Toulon , France |