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Dubuffet

American  
[doo-buh-fey, dyoo-, dy-by-fe] / ˌdu bəˈfeɪ, ˌdju-, dü büˈfɛ /

noun

  1. Jean 1901–85, French painter.


Dubuffet British  
/ dybyfɛ /

noun

  1. Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1901–85, French painter, inspired by graffiti and the untrained art of children and psychotics

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The showcase featured more than 15 works unveiled for the first time, including a sculpture by Jean Dubuffet - marking its first-ever appearance in an Iranian exhibition.

From BBC Feb. 16, 2025

Here the outliers are children, esteemed by Jean Dubuffet and other Modern artists as a font of primal creativity.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2018

The Montreal dealership Landau Fine Art managed to find a French private buyer for the 1946 Jean Dubuffet figure painting “Henri Michaux, Acteur Japonais.”

From New York Times Mar. 17, 2017

The Picasso was the highlight of a themed sale called “Looking Forward to the Past,” which combined pieces by contemporary artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat and John Currin with works by Picasso, Dubuffet, and Monet.

From The New Yorker Jun. 27, 2016

Today, Mort Janklow has an office high above Park Avenue filled with gorgeous works of modern art—a Dubuffet, an Anselm Kiefer.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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