Jean LeFébure (born Lefebvre) was a painter and sculptor who was strongly influenced by the Automatistes*. At the age of 17, enamoured by painting, he began frequenting this group of dissident artists, where he found mentorship under Paul-Émile Borduas, Claude Gauvreau, and the future art critic and gallerist Yves Lasnier.

After abandoning his studies in architecture, he took part in the exhibitions Le Salon des Rebelles (1950) and Les étapes du vivant (1951). A few years later, from 1953 to 1965, he lived in Europe with many artists of the same movement, and presented his work in Spain, France, Italy, and Switzerland. He eventually settled in Paris and earned a living as a bookseller, while continuing to paint.

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