Jean Hélion

(French, 1904–1987)

Jean Hélion was a French artist known for his use of controlled color relationships and bold curving lines. He worked with both non-objective and figurative painting over the course of his career, often straddling the two. “I understand abstract art as an attempt to feed imagination with a world built through the basic sensations of the eyes,” he once reflected. Born on April 21, 1904 in Couterne, France, Hélion studied chemistry at l'Institut Industriel du Nord in Lille but never completed his degree. In 1921, he moved to Paris, working as an architect’s assistant and frequenting the Louvre. While visiting the museum, he encountered the works of Nicolas Poussin and determined to switch courses and become a painter. By the mid-1920s, Hélion had entered into a milieu of artists that included Otto Freundlich and Joaquín Torres-García. Quickly transitioning from Cubism to nonobjective abstraction, the artist adopted and implemented ideologies culled from artists such as Piet Mondrian and Max Ernst. In 1940, he joined the French resistance army, was subsequently captured, and lived as a prisoner of war for the next two years. Following his release, Hélion rejected pure abstraction in favor of more figurative elements, producing paintings which harkened back to Neoclassical compositions and the works of Fernand Léger. The artist died on October 27, 1987 in Paris, France. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, the Tate Gallery in London, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, among others.

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Livres disques, 1982

Jean Hélion

Livres disques, 1982

Sale Date: May 18, 2014

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Couples, 1945

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Couples, 1945

Sale Date: May 8, 2014

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L'Homme au Front Rouge, 1946

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L'Homme au Front Rouge, 1946

Sale Date: May 8, 2014

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Rue animée

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Sale Date: April 5, 2014

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Le marché aux poissons, 1977

Jean Hélion

Le marché aux poissons, 1977

Sale Date: April 2, 2014

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Femme couchée

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Femme couchée

Sale Date: April 9, 2014

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Occasions jaune et noir, 1972

Jean Hélion

Occasions jaune et noir, 1972

Sale Date: March 29, 2014

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Nature morte aux pommes, pain, pot, 1924–1925

Jean Hélion

Nature morte aux pommes, pain, pot, 1924–1925

Sale Date: April 2, 2014

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Nu debout, 1949

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Nu debout, 1949

Sale Date: April 2, 2014

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Les toits, 1961

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Les toits, 1961

Sale Date: April 2, 2014

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L'homme au chapeau, 1938

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L'homme au chapeau, 1938

Sale Date: March 26, 2014

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Équilibre, projet de rideau pour Caligula, 1938

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Équilibre, projet de rideau pour Caligula, 1938

Sale Date: March 26, 2014

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Bouche à bouche, 1974

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Bouche à bouche, 1974

Sale Date: April 1, 2014

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Abstraction, 1929

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Abstraction, 1929

Sale Date: March 23, 2014

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Nature morte broc et bouteille, 1927

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Nature morte broc et bouteille, 1927

Sale Date: March 23, 2014

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Quatre poissons et soupière

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Quatre poissons et soupière

Sale Date: March 23, 2014

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Suite amoureuse, pompiste et promeneuse, 1974

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Suite amoureuse, pompiste et promeneuse, 1974

Sale Date: February 12, 2014

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Composition, 1933

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Composition, 1933

Sale Date: January 23, 2014

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Iris, 1979

Jean Hélion

Sale Date: January 23, 2014

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Au jardin, 1967

Jean Hélion

Au jardin, 1967

Sale Date: January 23, 2014

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Toits, 1961

Jean Hélion

Sale Date: December 13, 2013

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Vanité du 14 juillet, 1968

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Vanité du 14 juillet, 1968

Sale Date: December 16, 2013

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Composition, 1938

Jean Hélion

Composition, 1938

Sale Date: December 15, 2013

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Femme géométrique (study for Figure dressée), 1936

Jean Hélion

Femme géométrique (study for Figure dressée), 1936

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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