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Jean Calogero BIOGRAPHY
1922 Catania, Sicily - 2001. Known for: Painting.
Calogero was born August 20, 1922 in Catania, Sicily. Self-taught, because his parents could not afford to send him to the fine arts schools, he did follow the course of artistic high school in his... Read full biography
Calogero was born August 20, 1922 in Catania, Sicily. Self-taught, because his parents could not afford to send him to the fine arts schools, he did follow the course of artistic high school in his hometown. First exhibitions in 1945 in Sicily and Rome were very successful. He arrived in Paris in... Read full biography
Calogero was born August 20, 1922 in Catania, Sicily. Self-taught, because his parents could not afford to send him to the fine arts schools, he did follow the course of artistic high school in his hometown. First exhibitions in 1945 in Sicily and Rome were very successful. He arrived in Paris in 1947 and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. He is best known for his Surrealist and genre works. His paintings are dreamlike and visionary. They travel to an infinite space created by the artist... Read full biography
Calogero was born August 20, 1922 in Catania, Sicily. Self-taught, because his parents could not afford to send him to the fine arts schools, he did follow the course of artistic high school in his hometown. First exhibitions in 1945 in Sicily and Rome were very successful. He arrived in Paris in 1947 and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. He is best known for his Surrealist and genre works. His paintings are dreamlike and visionary. They travel to an infinite space created by the artist through his memories, the sky and the sea so dear to him. In his paintings there are a few common themes: the masks with their dual dimensions that hide or shows only what you want, the profiles of the women, and the horsemen, drawn as the Sicilian... Read full biography
Calogero was born August 20, 1922 in Catania, Sicily. Self-taught, because his parents could not afford to send him to the fine arts schools, he did follow the course of artistic high school in his hometown. First exhibitions in 1945 in Sicily and Rome were very successful. He arrived in Paris in 1947 and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. He is best known for his Surrealist and genre works. His paintings are dreamlike and visionary. They travel to an infinite space created by the artist through his memories, the sky and the sea so dear to him. In his paintings there are a few common themes: the masks with their dual dimensions that hide or shows only what you want, the profiles of the women, and the horsemen, drawn as the Sicilian tradition requires. He exhibited at the Gallery Hervé in 1951 and the following year h... Read full biography
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Jean Collagero, Jean Cologers
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Calogero was born August 20, 1922 in Catania, Sicily. Self-taught, because his parents could not afford to send him to the fine arts schools, he did follow the course of artistic high school in his hometown. First exhibitions in 1945 in Sicily and Rome were very successful. He arrived in Paris in 1947 and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts.
He is best known for his Surrealist and genre works. His paintings are dreamlike and visionary. They travel to an infinite space created by the artist through his memories, the sky and the sea so dear to him. In his paintings there are a few common themes: the masks with their dual dimensions that hide or shows only what you want, the profile...But wait, there's more...
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