Jean Dewasne
Jean Dewasne was a French painter, sculptor and lithographer. He is widely considered a master of constructive abstract art.
A painter and teacher at his secondary school introduced him to art. After advanced classical and musical studies, Jean Dewasne enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he studied architecture for two years before switching to painting.
He had his first exhibition in 1941 at Galerie Esquisse, creating his first abstract work in 1943. Along with Hartung, de Staël, Poliakoff, Arp and others, he became an advocate of abstract art.
In 1945, he received the Kandinsky Prize. A year later, he exhibited his abstract paintings at Galerie René Drouin.
Jean Dewasne gave various talks in France and abroad, participating in international shows. He had his first retrospective at Die Kunsthalle in Bern in 1966. That same year, he started to incorporate screen printing in his art.
Later in life, he mainly became known for his monumental works.
