Jean Dubuffet

French · 1901–1985 · Painter, Printmaker

Jean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet was a French painter and sculptor of the École de Paris. His idealistic approach to aesthetics embraced so-called "low art" and eschewed… (Wikipedia)

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La féconde journéePhillips · Apr 2021£4,378,500≈ $6,041,454≈ €5,047,163Sign up to see
Inspecteurs Sinoque et DinguePhillips · Nov 2023$4,900,000≈ £3,985,684≈ €4,569,191Sign up to see
Barbe des ritesPhillips · May 2016$3,077,000≈ £2,133,250≈ €2,700,307Sign up to see

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Epiphanor
France
Rago Auctions · May 5, 2018 · Lot 617
$6,250≈ £4,607≈ €5,222Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Exaltador (Blue) from Preìsences Fugaces
France
Rago Auctions · May 5, 2018 · Lot 618
$1,125≈ £829≈ €940Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Objectador
France
Rago Auctions · May 5, 2018 · Lot 619
$1,250≈ £921≈ €1,044Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Quatre personnages (Four Characters), 1974
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 5/50
S. 25 x 36 in. (63.5 x 91.4 cm)
Phillips · Apr 24, 2018 · Lot 158
$6,875≈ £4,924≈ €5,629Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
Affairements, 1964
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 4/50
I. 21 5/8 x 15 7/8 in. (54.9 x 40.3 cm) S. 25 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (65.1 x 49.8 cm)
Phillips · Apr 24, 2018 · Lot 159
$10,000≈ £7,162≈ €8,188Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
Celebrator, from Présences fugaces, 1973
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 57/100
I. 19 5/8 x 13 1/4 in. (49.8 x 33.7 cm) S. 29 3/8 x 21 7/8 in. (74.6 x 55.6 cm)
Phillips · Apr 24, 2018 · Lot 160
$8,750≈ £6,267≈ €7,164Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
collection of twenty-five books, 1962-2014
Print (other) · Paper
Wright · Apr 19, 2018 · Lot 411
$1,063≈ £747≈ €859Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Wright ↗
Profil Genre Aztèque, 1945
Oil · Canvas
65.4 x 54 cm (25 3/4 x 21 1/4 in.)
Phillips · Mar 8, 2018 · Lot 27
£1,449,000≈ $2,011,792≈ €1,619,670Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,200,000–1,800,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled
Drawing
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Nov 25, 2017 · Lot 416
$22,500≈ £16,883≈ €18,944Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
Evocations (Conjuring), from Fables, 1976
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 17/50
I. 19 3/8 x 31 3/8 in. (49.2 x 79.7 cm) S. 26 x 34 5/8 in. (66 x 87.9 cm)
Phillips · Oct 17, 2017 · Lot 143
$4,000≈ £3,033≈ €3,402Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗

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Jean Dubuffet signature

207 catalogued lots by Jean Dubuffet record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (63% of lots that state a placement). Most often: initialled.

Placement

lower right55
lower left14
upper left8
upper right6
lower centre5

Form

initialled101
signed and dated47
signed40
monogrammed13
signed in pencil5
stamped signature1

Signed and dated 'J. Dubuffet 55' upper left; signed, titled and dated 'Etanche Ibitryx Monte Crême J. Dubuffet octobre 55' on the reverse — Étanche Ibitryx Monte Crème, Phillips, Jun 26, 2026
Signed and dated "J. Dubuffet déc 54" lower center — Vache, Phillips, May 21, 2026
Signed with the artist's initials and dated "J.D. Juin 60" lower right — Personnage, Phillips, May 21, 2026

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About Jean Dubuffet

Jean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet was a French painter and sculptor of the École de Paris. His idealistic approach to aesthetics embraced so-called "low art" and eschewed traditional standards of beauty in favor of what he believed to be a more authentic and humanistic approach to image-making. He is perhaps best known for founding the art brut movement, and for the collection of works—Collection de l'art brut—that this movement spawned. Dubuffet enjoyed a prolific art career, both in France and in America, and was featured in many exhibitions throughout his lifetime.

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