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Jean Helion Art

French, 1904-1987
Jean Hélion, pseudonym of Jean Bichier, is a French painter and engraver, born April 21, 1904 in Couterne and died October 27, 1987 in Paris. His complex artistic itinerary passed, a rare case, from abstract art sometimes close to Piet Mondrian1 to figurative art. He helped introduce abstract art to the United States. Jean Hélion has always been able to express in his works his youthful spirit through the vivacity of the colors and the rhythm of his compositions. Hailed in the 1960s by the new generation of painters, that of Gilles Aillaud or Eduardo Arroyo, he is today considered the precursor of the New German Fauves of the 1970s and the figurative ones of the 1980s. above all his work of the 1930s and 1950s.
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Equilibre, Etching by Jean Helion
By Jean Hélion
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Helion, French (1904 - 1987) - Equilibre, Year: 1934, Medium: Etching, signed numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 33/50, Image Size: 9.25 x 7 inches, Frame Size: 17 x 14.75 ...
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1930s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Etching

signed original lithograph
By Jean Hélion
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1972 on Rives wove paper at the atelier Mourlot and published by Philippe Lebaud in a limited edition of 190 for the "Variations sur l'imagina...
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1970s Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

Jean Hélion Ink on Paper
By Jean Hélion
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Jean Hélion Ink on paper Framed: H68 x W 49 cm x D2 Unframed: h 49 cm x 32 cm 1965 Signed and dated lower right Ref /2 Price : 3500.
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1960s French Art Deco Vintage Jean Helion Art

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Paper

Jean Hélion - Readers of journal - lithograph - 1951
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Hélion (1904-1987 ) Readers of journal Original lithograph Hand signed and numbered/ 100 1951 Printed on vellum Size 41 x 32 cm (c. 16 x 12,6") Excellent condition
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1950s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

Modern Romeo & Juliette - Original handsigned lithograph - 100 copies
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, FR
Jean HELION Modern Romeo & Juliette Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 100 copies On Arches vellum 65 x 50cm (c.26 x 20") Excellent condition
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1980s American Modern Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Floating Figures
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, IDF
Floating Figures undated lithograph, artist proof (E.A) & signed by the artist 22 x 15,5 x 0,1 cm sold without frame about Jean Hélion (April 21, 1904 – October 27, 1987) Jean Hélion was born on April 21, 1904, in Couterne, France. He entered the Institut Industriel du Nord in Lille to study chemistry in 1920 but left the following year to become an architectural apprentice in Paris. He painted while working as an architectural draftsman in the early 1920s. Hélion attracted the attention of the collector Georges Bine in 1925 and was soon able to devote himself entirely to painting. In 1927 he met Joaquín Torres-García, who collaborated on L'Acte, a short-lived magazine founded by Hélion and others. Hélion first exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants in 1928. Shortly thereafter he became acquainted with Jean Arp, Piet Mondrian, and Antoine Pevsner...
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1970s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

Elegant Man with a Hat - Original handsigned lithograph - 100 copies
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, FR
Jean HELION Elegant Man with a Hat Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 100 copies On Arches vellum 65 x 50cm (c.26 x 20") Excellent co...
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1980s Pop Art Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

Cubist Composition, Lithograph by Jean Helion
By Jean Hélion
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Hélion was a French painter (1904 - 1987) whose abstract work of the 1930's established him as a leading modernist. His mid-career rejection of abstraction was followed by nearl...
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1930s Cubist Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

"Femme Nue" Drawing Signed by Hélion, 1948
By Jean Hélion
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Charcoal on laid paper Signed and dated 4/10/48 by the artist Certificate of Jean Hélion's widow Measures: Work 67 x 52 cm cm Sheet 88 x 70 cm Period frame.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Jean Helion Art

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Paper

Force de la mer VI
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1965 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 33/50 LCD4402
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1960s Abstract Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

Force de la mer II
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1965 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 33/50 LCD4403
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1960s Abstract Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

Force de la mer I
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1965 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 33/50 LCD4401
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1960s Abstract Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

Gold Panners - Original handsigned lithograph
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, FR
Jean HELION Gold Panners, 1972 Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil On Rives vellum 37 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inch) Excellent condition
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1970s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Veil Homme
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, IDF
Veil Homme 1947 drawing 26,9 x 21 cm Registered on the catalogue raisonné with inventory number : N°0252 cat. B sold without frame about Jean Hélion (April 21, 1904 – October 27, 19...
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1960s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Pencil, Paper

Workers at the Harbor - Original handsigned lithograph - 50 copies
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, FR
Jean HELION Workers at the Harbor Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 50 On BFK Rives vellum 38 x 53 cm (c. 15 x 21 in) Excellent condition
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1960s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph, Lucite

Fishermen and People at the Harbor - Original handsigned lithograph - 50 copies
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, FR
Jean HELION Fishermen and People at the Harbor Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 50 On BFK Rives vellum 38 x 53 cm (c. 15 x 21 in) Excellent condition
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1960s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph, Lucite

Meeting in a Park - Original handsigned lithograph - 50 copies
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, FR
Jean HELION Meeting in a Park Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 50 On BFK Rives vellum 38 x 53 cm (c. 15 x 21 in) Excellent condition
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1960s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph, Lucite

Jean Helion Nude in the chair
By Jean Hélion
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Jean Helion Nude in the chair Charcoal on laid paper Signed and dated 4/10/48 by the artist Certificate of the widow of Jean Hélion Dimensions Work 67 x 52 cms Sheet 88 x 70 cms Per...
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1960s Jean Helion Art

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Paper, Charcoal

French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Herbiers
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, IDF
Herbiers undated lithograph, artist proof (E.A) & signed by the artist 20,5 x 27,9 cm sold without frame about Jean Hélion (April 21, 1904 – October 27, 1987) Jean Hélion was born ...
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1970s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Personnages
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, IDF
Personnages undated lithograph, artist proof (E.A) & signed by the artist 20,5 x 27,9 cm sold without frame about Jean Hélion (April 21, 1904 – October 27, 1987) Jean Hélion was bo...
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1970s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

Three American Gangsters - Original handsigned lithograph - 100 copies
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, FR
Jean HELION Three American Gangsters Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 100 copies On Arches vellum 65 x 50cm (c.26 x 20"...
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1980s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

Nude seated woman, 1965 - gouache, 49x32 cm., framed
By Jean Hélion
Located in Nice, FR
Important work by Jean Hélion. Jean Hélion (April 21, 1904 – October 27, 1987) was a French painter whose abstract work of the 1930s established him as a leading modernist. His midca...
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1960s Cubist Jean Helion Art

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Gouache

Passersby on the Port
By Jean Hélion
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Lithograph of the artist Jean Hélion. 1965 Signed in pencil and numbered on 50ex in pencil by the artist. Dimensions 38 x 53 cm Support: Vellum Rives paper In excellent condition! PR...
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1960s Jean Helion Art

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Lithograph

"Gisant"
By Jean Hélion
Located in Southampton, NY
Important watercolor and colored pencil on woven paper study composed of three vignettes done by Jean Helion. Signed with initial H top left and dated 1953. Small crease lower left b...
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1950s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Mixed Media, Paper

"Untitled"
By Jean Hélion
Located in Southampton, NY
Important work on paper by French artist Jean Halion. Ink, watercolor and colored pencil study done in 1952. Signed top right in ink and dated in pencil 15-9-52. Jean Hélion was ...
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1950s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Mixed Media, Paper

"Figure Study in Red"
By Jean Hélion
Located in Southampton, NY
Early 1960's watercolor and gouache figure study by Jean Helion. Signed with initial H lower right and dated lower left February, 1963. Condition is fair with crease above the letter...
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1960s Modern Jean Helion Art

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Mixed Media, Paper

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