Jean Cortot
Jean Cortot (1925–2018) was a French painter, poet and draftsperson.
Jean Cortot
- Full name
- Jean Jacques Cortot
- Born
- 1925 · Alexandria
- Died
- 2018 · 13th arrondissement of Paris
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter · poet · draftsperson
- Education
- Académie de la Grande Chaumière
- Honours
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- Languages
- French
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Biography
Recorded at birth as Jean Jacques Cortot.
Born at Alexandria in 1925, died at 13th arrondissement of Paris in 2018.
Jean Cortot studied at Académie de la Grande Chaumière. The recorded working language is French.
Work by Jean Cortot is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Musée d'art moderne de Paris and Musée National d'Art Moderne.
Distinctions recorded are Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres.
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- Alexandria
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13th arrondissement of Paris
Death place
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