Édouard Jaguer
Édouard Jaguer (8 August 1924, Paris – Paris 9 May 2006) was a French poet and art critic linked with the surrealist movement including Maurice Blanchard, Laurence Iché, Régine Raufast, Robert Rius and Tita.
Also recorded as Edouard Jaguer
Édouard Jaguer

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- Full name
- Édouard Petit.
- Born
- 1924. · 19th arrondissement of Paris.
- Died
- 2006. · 19th arrondissement of Paris.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- poet, draftsperson, art critic, artist and editing staff.
- Movements
- surrealism and COBRA.
- Languages
- French.
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Édouard Jaguer (8 August 1924, Paris – Paris 9 May 2006) was a French poet and art critic linked with the surrealist movement including Maurice Blanchard, Laurence Iché, Régine Raufast, Robert Rius and Tita.
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Revues
Revues
He was involved with many groups and revues including: • La Main a la Plume • La Revolution la Nuit • le Surrealisme-Revolutionaire • Rixes • COBRA • Phases • Boa • Il Gesto • Salamande • La Breche • Aujourd'hui • XXme Siecle • Ellebore • Les Deux Soeurs • La Tour du Feu • La Nef
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Édouard Jaguer was recorded at birth as Édouard Petit. The authorities additionally record the heading Edouard Jaguer. His recorded language was French. He married Anne Ethuin.
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Life and career
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1924
Édouard Jaguer was born in 1924 at 19th arrondissement of Paris.
2006
Édouard Jaguer died in 2006 at 19th arrondissement of Paris.
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scholarly publication
- Édouard Jaguer, The International Encyclopedia of Surrealism, 2019
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2019
- Jaguer, Édouard (1924–2006), Historical Dictionary of Surrealism, 2022
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2022
- Jaguer, Édouard, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2011
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1088993: Édouard Jaguer
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- “Édouard Jaguer”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Literature
Literature
Literature
Jaguer, Édouard (1924–2006)
Historical Dictionary of Surrealism, 2022. Édouard Jaguer et le mouvement Plases, Pleine Marge, 2008
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- 1.A. Biro, op. cité.
- 2.Relevé des fichiers de l'Insee.
- 3."Phases", série, , . Cité dans A. Biro.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 13
- Claude Arlan « Conversation avec Édouard Jaguer », Éd. Tandem, Gerpinnes, Belgique, 2000.
- Adam Biro et René Passeron « Dictionnaire général du surréalisme et de ses environs », 1982, Office du Livre, Fribourg et Presses universitaires de France, Paris, . Jaguer est l'auteur de plusieurs articles de ce dictionnaire.
- Angela Sanna, Le mouvement Phases et la philosophie de l’imaginaire de Gaston Bachelard, in < >, Le Centre Georges Chevrier, UMR 7366 CNRS uB (Université de Bourgogne)-Centre Gaston Bachelard, , pp. 119-153.
- Angela Sanna « Édouard Jaguer et le mouvement Phases : la recherche d'un art expérimental dans le tournant culturel de l'après-guerre », dans "Pleine Marge", , , Éd. Peeters-France.
- Angela Sanna « Quatre lettres tirées de la correspondance inédite entre Enrico Baj et Édouard Jaguer », dans "Histoire de l'art", , .
- Angela Sanna « Enrico Baj-Édouard Jaguer, un pont culturel entre Milan et Paris dans l'Europe d'après-guerre », dans "Pleine Marge", , , Éd. Peeters-France.
- Angela Sanna « Baj, Jaguer et le mouvement Phases », Thèse de doctorat, Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2002.
- Giuseppe Di Natale, “Quelques lignes de repères pour une ‘géographie’ des rapports d’Édouard Jaguer avec l’Italie”, in Phases à l’ouest, cat. exp., Saint-Brieuc, Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, – , J. C. Charbonel (dir.),
- Giuseppe Di Natale, "Edouard Jaguer, Phases e l'Italia", Tesi di dottorato, Università degli Studi di Firenze, 2010
- Giuseppe Di Natale, "Scanavino e Jaguer. Il segno poetico e la poetica del segno. Carteggio, 1954 – 1969", Silvana Editoriale, Cinisello Balsamo (MI), Collezione Biblioteca d’arte contemporanea, 2009
- Giuseppe Di Natale, “Rome–Paris, 1950-1959: Phases de l’Esperienza moderna, la calligraphie extrême-orientale et la poésie : le prisme d’Édouard Jaguer et la revue Phases”, Bulletin de l’AHAI, Association des Historiens de l’art italien, 17, 2011, - 122
- Martin Schieder: Im Blick des Anderen. Die deutsch-französischen Kunstbeziehungen, 1945-1959, mit einem Vorwort von Werner Spies und einem Gedicht von K.O. Götz, Berlin 2005, .
- Giuseppe Di Natale, Pierre Soulages et Édouard Jaguer. Œuvres et contexte dans l’art français d’après-guerre, in “Révue de l’art”, n° 199/ 2018-1, pp. 55-66
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scholarly publication
Édouard Jaguer, The International Encyclopedia of Surrealism, 2019Crossref registry
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Institutional witnessscholarly publication
Jaguer, Édouard, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011Crossref registry
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