Jean-Michel Atlan (
January 23,
1913 -
February 12,
1960) was born in
Constantine,
Algeria and moved to Paris in
1930. He studied
philosophy at the
Sorbonne. He started as a self taught painter in
1941. He was arrested for being
Jewish and for his politcial activism in
1942. He pleaded insanity and was confined to the Sainte Anne asylum. He published a slim volume of poetry in
1944 and had his first exhibition at the Gallerie Arc en Ciel. In
1946 he met
Asger Jorn and got involved with the
CoBrA art group. His studio became a meeting place for the group in Paris.
In 1955 he exhibited in the Gallerie Carpenter. Two of the works he is known for include Le Kahena, and Composition.
He died in Paris. He is buried in the Cimetiere de Montparnasse.
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