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Jean Despres BIOGRAPHY
1889 Avalon, France - 1980 Avalon, France. Known for: Sculpture, metal objects, cruciforms, jewelry, bowls, cross pendants.
Despres, Jean. 1889 - 1980. Despres is remembered as one of a group of daring, forward thinking artists and designers of the Art Moderne who broke stereotypes and boundaries with abandon and captured... Read full biography
Despres, Jean. 1889 - 1980. Despres is remembered as one of a group of daring, forward thinking artists and designers of the Art Moderne who broke stereotypes and boundaries with abandon and captured the defining aesthetic of the period in pieces of great style. Jean Eugene Gilbert Despres was born... Read full biography
Despres, Jean. 1889 - 1980. Despres is remembered as one of a group of daring, forward thinking artists and designers of the Art Moderne who broke stereotypes and boundaries with abandon and captured the defining aesthetic of the period in pieces of great style. Jean Eugene Gilbert Despres was born in Avallon, France in 1889. The following year his parents opened a small shop selling jewellery and gifts, a decision that would influence their son’s future career and would ultimately give the Art... Read full biography
Despres, Jean. 1889 - 1980. Despres is remembered as one of a group of daring, forward thinking artists and designers of the Art Moderne who broke stereotypes and boundaries with abandon and captured the defining aesthetic of the period in pieces of great style. Jean Eugene Gilbert Despres was born in Avallon, France in 1889. The following year his parents opened a small shop selling jewellery and gifts, a decision that would influence their son’s future career and would ultimately give the Art Deco period one of its boldest creatives. Whilst still a teenager, Despres moved to Paris to take up an apprenticeship with a silversmith friend of his father’s who had a workshop in the Marais area. After work he would attend drawing classes where... Read full biography
Despres, Jean. 1889 - 1980. Despres is remembered as one of a group of daring, forward thinking artists and designers of the Art Moderne who broke stereotypes and boundaries with abandon and captured the defining aesthetic of the period in pieces of great style. Jean Eugene Gilbert Despres was born in Avallon, France in 1889. The following year his parents opened a small shop selling jewellery and gifts, a decision that would influence their son’s future career and would ultimately give the Art Deco period one of its boldest creatives. Whilst still a teenager, Despres moved to Paris to take up an apprenticeship with a silversmith friend of his father’s who had a workshop in the Marais area. After work he would attend drawing classes where he honed his skills as a draughtsman and his nights were spent in the artistic quarters of Montmartre. Here he mixed with... Read full biography
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Despres, Jean
1889 - 1980
Despres is remembered as one of a group of daring, forward thinking artists and designers of the Art Moderne who broke stereotypes and boundaries with abandon and captured the defining aesthetic of the period in pieces of great style.
Jean Eugene Gilbert Despres was born in Avallon, France in 1889. The following year his parents opened a small shop selling jewellery and gifts, a decision that would influence their son’s future career and would ultimately give the Art Deco period one of its boldest creatives. Whilst still a teenager, Despres moved to Paris to take up an apprenticeship with a silversmith friend of his father’s who had a workshop in the Marais area. After work he would attend drawing ...But wait, there's more...
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