Flashcards on Jean Fautrier: Life and Art
Jean Fautrier: Life and Art - An Essential Student Guide
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Jean Fautrier (painter)
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Card 1
Question: When and where was Jean Fautrier born?
Answer: May 16, 1898, in Paris, France.
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Question: When and where did Jean Fautrier die?
Answer: July 21, 1964, in Châtenay-Malabry, France.
Card 3
Question: What artistic disciplines did Fautrier practice?
Answer: Painting, illustration, printmaking, and sculpture.
Card 4
Question: With what art movement is Jean Fautrier associated?
Answer: Art Informel (Tachism).
Card 5
Question: Where did Jean Fautrier study?
Answer: The Royal Academy of Art and the Slade School.
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Question: What inspired Fautrier's 'Otages' (Hostages) series of paintings?
Answer: His reaction to the torture and execution of French citizens by the Nazis near his home during World War II.
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Question: When was Fautrier arrested by the Gestapo, and what happened next?
Answer: He was arrested by the Gestapo in January 1943; after a brief imprisonment, he escaped Paris and sought refuge in Châtenay-Malabry, where he began wor
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Question: When and where was the 'Otages' series exhibited?
Answer: In 1945 at the Galerie René Drouin.
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Question: What characterized Fautrier's later work?
Answer: It was abstract, typically small-format, and often combined mixed media on paper.
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Question: What major awards did Fautrier receive around the turn of the 1960s?
Answer: The International Grand Prize at the Venice Biennale in 1960 and a significant award at the Tokyo Biennale in 1961.