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Biography
1904 | born as Jean Bichier in Couterne (France) |
1921 | Apprenticeship in an architectural office in Paris |
1922-1923 | Working as a draftsman for an architect, first paintings and watercolours |
1929 | Co-founder of the artist group “Art concret” in Paris |
1931 | Co-Founder of the artist movement “Abstraction – Création” in Paris |
1933-1934 | Travelling to England and the USA |
1940-1944 | Military service, German captivity, escape and return to the USA via France, settlement in New York City |
1946 | Return to Paris |
1948/1955 | Travelling to Italy (Venice, Genoa, Rome) |
1971-1972 | Travelling to Chad, Cameroon, Germany and the ČSSR |
1973 | Moving to Bigeonnette near Chartres |
1987 | died in Paris |
Awards and grants
1980 | Art Award of the City of Paris |