Jean de Botton had a long and prolific career as painter, illustrator and muralist. His successful career started in the 1920s and continued for four decades. Though he received a degree in... Read full biography
Jean de Botton had a long and prolific career as painter, illustrator and muralist. His successful career started in the 1920s and continued for four decades. Though he received a degree in Philosophy from the Lycée Rollins in Paris he went on to travel extensively and become a well-established... Read full biography
Jean de Botton had a long and prolific career as painter, illustrator and muralist. His successful career started in the 1920s and continued for four decades. Though he received a degree in Philosophy from the Lycée Rollins in Paris he went on to travel extensively and become a well-established artist. De Botton's early paintings display many of the characteristics of the age of Art Deco, incorporating romantic, allegorical, and historical themes with a modern technique. He executed many very... Read full biography
Jean de Botton had a long and prolific career as painter, illustrator and muralist. His successful career started in the 1920s and continued for four decades. Though he received a degree in Philosophy from the Lycée Rollins in Paris he went on to travel extensively and become a well-established artist. De Botton's early paintings display many of the characteristics of the age of Art Deco, incorporating romantic, allegorical, and historical themes with a modern technique. He executed many very large canvases in the 1920's. He also painted many stylized portraits. As the decades passed his style changed with the times; in the 1950s and into the 1960s he painted and exhibited many abstract compositions. De Botton served on the jury of the... Read full biography
Jean de Botton had a long and prolific career as painter, illustrator and muralist. His successful career started in the 1920s and continued for four decades. Though he received a degree in Philosophy from the Lycée Rollins in Paris he went on to travel extensively and become a well-established artist. De Botton's early paintings display many of the characteristics of the age of Art Deco, incorporating romantic, allegorical, and historical themes with a modern technique. He executed many very large canvases in the 1920's. He also painted many stylized portraits. As the decades passed his style changed with the times; in the 1950s and into the 1960s he painted and exhibited many abstract compositions. De Botton served on the jury of the Salon d'Automne and was a member of the Salon des Tuileries, Salon des Indépéndants, Salon des Humoristes. He was Vice President of the Sal... Read full biography
Jean De Botton - Artist Info
About Jean De Botton: Books
Books & Publications (5)
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Benezit Dictionary of Artists, English Version and Online (Fourteen Volumes)
2006
Benezit, E
0 pages
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Art for the New Collector 1840-2001 (Exhibition catalog)
2002
Spanierman Gallery
48 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present