Jean Chauvin

Born in Rochefort in 1889, Jean Chauvin entered the École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in 1908. As early as 1909, he created La Toilette, considered one of the first abstract sculptures.

Close to François Pompon, noticed by Jacques Doucet, he exhibited at Jeanne Bucher and then at Maeght. He represented France at the Venice Biennale in 1962, establishing his work as an absolute reference of 20th century formal purity.