Jacques Halbert, Langue jongleuse, 2019, Watercolor

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Jacques Halbert, born in 1955 in Bourgueil, is a contemporary French artist. He attended the Brassart school then the École … Read more Jacques Halbert, born in 1955 in Bourgueil, is a contemporary French artist. He attended the Brassart school then the École des Beaux-Arts in Bourges. In the 80s, he moved to the United States. He buys the Art Café in New York where he organizes several exhibitions, including Jeff Koons and Andy Warhol, before opening the Magnifik Gallery in the late 90s. Jacques Halbert lives in France since the 2000s. His art is characterized by two guidelines: performance and painting. His plastic work is reduced almost exclusively to apply one or more cherries on a monochrome canvas. Jacques Halbert himself defines this neo-Dadaist and often parodic stance of the artist's figure as "a manifesto of good taste".,Jacques Halbert, born in Bourgueil in 1955, is a contemporary French artist. He attended the Brassart School and then the École des Beaux-Arts in Bourges. In the 1980s, he moved to the United States. He bought the Art Café in New York, where he organized several exhibitions, including those of Jeff Koons and Andy Warhol, before opening the Magnifik Gallery in the late 1990s. Jacques Halbert has lived in France since the 2000s. His art is characterized by two guiding principles: performance and painting. His sculptural works consist almost exclusively of applying one or more cherries to a monochrome canvas. Jacques Halbert himself defines this neo-Dadaist and often parodic stance of the artist persona as "a manifesto of good taste."

2019
Watercolor on watercolor paper
36 x 26 cm
Signed on the back

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Jacques Halbert, born in 1955 in Bourgueil, is a contemporary French artist.

The most frequent visit to the Brassart School is to the Beaux-Arts School of Bourges. In the years 80, he is part of the life of the États-Unis. The Art Café in New York or the organization of the names of exhibitions, including Ken Friedmann, Ben Vautier, Jeff Koons, Andy Warhol, opened the Magnifik Gallery at the end of the 90th anniversary. Jacques Halbert was published in France in 2000. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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