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Hat with Fern by Jean Dubuffet

Hat with Fern

Jean Dubuffet · 1953

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DETAILS
Artist
Jean Dubuffet
Date
1953
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Image: 53 × 40 cm (20 7/8 × 15 3/4 in.); Sheet: 65 × 50 cm (25 5/8 × 19 11/16 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
France
Credit line
John H. Wrenn Fund
ART MOVEMENTS
Art BrutTachisme
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THE ARTIST

Jean Dubuffet

Jean Dubuffet, founder of Art Brut, challenged traditional beauty by embracing 'low art' and unconventional materials like sand and tar in his raw, expressive works.

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