Jean Hélion
French · 1904–1987 · Painter, Printmaker
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… (Wikipedia)
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AbstractionPhillips · $514,000≈ £394,262≈ €461,856Sign up to see
Figure abstraitePhillips · $30,000≈ £23,421≈ €26,966Sign up to see
Homme au Chapeau 1944Menzies · A$22,091≈ $16,697≈ £11,806≈ €14,947Sign up to see
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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 and an extensive body of critical writing.
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Also known as Helion, Jean-Helie Helion, Jean Helion, Jesu Helion
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