Jean Carzou

He creates fantastic depictions of buildings and figures, maintaining their concrete form within a painterly space that evokes an otherworldly dimension through wire-like line drawings. He also produces prints alongside his paintings. He has illustrated works by authors such as Hemingway and Albert Camus.

Born in 1907 to an Armenian family in Syria.

Studied at an architecture school in Paris, and later painting at a studio in Montparnasse.

1955: Selected as one of ten leading contemporary painters, alongside Buffet and Clavé, at the "Witnesses of Our Time" exhibition.

1956: Awarded the Legion of Honor.

1958: Awarded the Order of Arts and Letters.

1976: Commemorative stamps featuring Carzou are issued.

1977: Elected as a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts at the Institut de France.

Museum collections: Hermitage Museum, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Museum of Art, etc.

2000: Passed away in Marsac-sur-l'Isle, France.