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Marcel Jean

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Marcel Jean
Born1900
DiedDecember 4, 1993
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Painter, writer, sculptor
Known forSurrealist movement
Notable workArmoire Surrealiste

Marcel Jean(1900 inLa Charité-sur-Loire,France- 4 December 1993 inLouveciennes,France) was a French painter, writer, and sculptor who joined thesurrealistmovement in 1933.[1]

He is perhaps best known for his trompe l'oeil paintingArmoire Surrealistenow in the permanent collection of theMusée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. His work is also in thePeggy Guggenheim Collection[2]and that ofMoMAin New York City.[3]

He authored two books on the history of Surrealism,Surrealism Histoire de la Peinture SurréalisteandL’Autobiographie du Surréalisme.[4]

References

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  1. ^"Marcel Jean | MoMA".The Museum of Modern Art.
  2. ^"Marcel Jean | Artist | Peggy Guggenheim Collection".guggenheim-venice.it.
  3. ^"Armoire surréaliste".madparis.fr.
  4. ^"Marcel Jean".Weinstein Gallery.