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Jean Fautrier Biography
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1917 |
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Called up for the French Army, but because of his poor health he was soon transferred to the auxiliary corps
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1922 |
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Moved to Paris and started to produce engravings and etchings
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1928 |
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Met André Malraux, who asked him to illustrate a text of his choice. He settled on Dante's Inferno, producing 34 lithographs
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1930 |
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Produced a number of paintings in sombre tones of female models
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1943 |
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Arrested and briefly imprisoned by the Germans in January
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1945 |
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Bought an old château in the outskirts of Paris in which he remained until his death
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1956 |
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After the Soviet crackdown in Hungary, Fautrier painted a number of works entitled Head of Partisan in homage to the tragic courage of its victims
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2004 - 2005
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Jean Fautrier, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny, Switzerland (solo)
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2002
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Jean Fautrier - 1898-1964, Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, WI, USA (solo)
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2001
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JEAN FAUTRIER - Akte - 36 Zeichnungen und eine Skulptur, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne, Germany (solo)
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1999
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Jean Fautrier - 1898-1964 - Das graphische Werk, Galerie Orangerie-Reinz, Cologne, Germany (solo)
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1998 - 1999
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Jean Fautrier, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden (solo)
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1997
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Jean Fautrier, Galerie 1900-2000, Paris, France (solo)
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1990
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Jean Fautrier, Museum Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany (solo)
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| Links to further information |
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