Jean Fautrier. La pulsion du trait. Gréco-romain Laurent Bricault

Laurent Bricault

focusing on the plants themselves and surviving objects in historic collections

knew how to surround himself with a workshop allowing him to respond to a huge number of commissions

Frida Kahlo

tea houses

Jean Fautrier. La pulsion du trait. Gréco-romain Laurent BricaultA pioneering and far sighted artist of the 20th century, a master of modern art, Jean Fautrier (1898 1964) never ceased to surprise and elude any regimentation. His thirst for formal innovation led Francis Ponge to say in the 1950s that he was the "most revolutionary painter of the century since Picasso." Fautrier was the pioneer of Art Informel, a post war aesthetic approach that revolutionized the creative process and established the artist's