Jean Dewasne
Jean Dewasne (1921–1999) was a French abstract painter and sculptor. His artwork is in the collections of the Centre Pompidou, The Met, and the Museum of Modern Art.
Jean Dewasne
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- Name
- Jean Dewasne
- Born
- 1921
- Died
- 1999
- Occupation
- Painter, sculptor
- Nationality
- France.
- Education
- École des Beaux-Arts and Académie de la Grande Chaumière.
- Known for
- Fresque monumentale.
- Honours
- Prix Kandinsky.
- Languages
- French.
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Jean Dewasne (1921–1999) was a French abstract painter and sculptor. His artwork is in the collections of the Centre Pompidou, The Met, and the Museum of Modern Art.
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Jean Dewasne studied at École des Beaux-Arts and Académie de la Grande Chaumière. Jan Sivertsen is recorded as having studied under Jean Dewasne. The recorded working language is French. Works named in the authority record are Fresque monumentale. Work by Jean Dewasne is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Artotheque Mons and Statens Museum for Kunst. Distinctions recorded are Prix Kandinsky.
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• Name — Jean Dewasne • Born — 1921 • Died — 1999 • Occupation — Painter, sculptor
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