Artist

Jean Hélion

Portrait of Jean Hélion
Portrait of Jean Hélion

French, 1904–1987

Jean Hélion was a French Abstract Expressionism artist. 4 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Jean Hélion was born in Couterne.

Jean Hélion (April 21, 1904 – October 27, 1987) 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.

Works by Jean Hélion

Collections represented

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