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Jean Hélion

Biography

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

Awards and grants

1980Art Award of the City of Paris