Jean-Michel Atlan
Jean-Michel Atlan (January 23, 1913 – February 12, 1960) was a French artist.
Biography[]
Of Algerian Jewish descent, Atlan was born in Constantine, French Algeria, and moved to Paris in 1930. He studied philosophy at the Sorbonne. He started as a self-taught painter in 1941. He was arrested for being Jewish and for his political activism in 1942. He pleaded insanity and was confined to the Sainte Anne asylum. He published a slim volume of poetry in 1944 and had his first exhibition at the . In 1946 he met Asger Jorn and got involved with the CoBrA art group. His studio became a meeting place for the group in Paris.[1]
In 1955 he exhibited in the . Two of the works he is known for include Le Kahena, and Composition.
He died in Paris and is buried in the Cimetière du Montparnasse.
Notes[]
- ^ Wolf Stubbe, Graphic arts in the twentieth century, 1963, p.254-255
External links[]
- Biography, pictures at Galerie Birch famous for COBRA
- Jean-Michel Atlan at Find a Grave
- Jean_Michel Atlan collection at the Israel Museum. Retrieved September 2016.
- (in French) Jean-Michel Atlan
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