Jean DubuffetFrench, 1901–1985The Desert Track
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The Museum of Modern Art
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- 463.1978
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Meanwhile, in the life of Jean Dubuffet
The whole life1947
First solo exhibition in America
In 1947 Dubuffet had his first solo exhibition in America, at the same Pierre Matisse Gallery. Reviews were largely favorable, and he went on to exhibit there at least once a year.
1947–1949
Three trips to Algeria
Between 1947 and 1949 Dubuffet made three trips to Algeria, then a French colony, in search of further artistic inspiration. He was fascinated by the nomadic tribes and the ephemeral quality of their existence, which became a facet of art brut.
1948
He approaches the Surrealist group
In 1948 Dubuffet approached the Surrealist group.
June 1948
The Compagnie de l'art brut is founded
In June 1948 Dubuffet, together with Jean Paulhan, André Breton, Charles Ratton, Michel Tapié and Henri-Pierre Roché, officially established La Compagnie de l'art brut in Paris, dedicated to the discovery, documentation and exhibition of art brut. He later amassed his own collection, including works by Aloïse Corbaz and Adolf Wölfli.
1949–1950
Americans in Paris: Ossorio and Glasco
At the end of 1949, while Pierre Matisse was preparing Dubuffet's January 1950 show, Alfonso Ossorio travelled to Paris to meet him and buy some of his paintings. In 1950, at Ossorio's urging, his young friend Joseph Glasco left New York for Paris to meet Dubuffet, and credited the encounter as an influence on his own art.
