DETAILS
- Artist
- Jean Dubuffet
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Location
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Dimensions
- 25 5/8 × 21 3/8 in. (65.1 × 54.3 cm)
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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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