View of Paris with Furtive Pedestrians
Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection, 1998
Catalogue
- Year
- 1944
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35 × 45 5/8 in. (88.9 × 115.9 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Jean Dubuffet
Artist
Painting
Jean Dubuffet looked to the margins of the everyday—the art of prisoners, psychics, the uneducated, and the institutionalized—to liberate his own creativity, coining the term “Art Brut” as a reflection of the creative possibilities outside the conventions of the day.
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Jardin aux oiseaux (Situation CIII)
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Memorable Facts III (Fiats mémorables III) from the series Memorable Facts
1978 · Screenprint
Record
Verified by Watts Index- Artist
- Jean Dubuffet
- Year
- 1944
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35 × 45 5/8 in. (88.9 × 115.9 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1944-003184
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified