Jean Delpech
About
Jean Delpech (1916-1988) a French artist, was born in Hanoï (Vietnam) where he lived until age Nineteen.
Passionate observer, he was a precise draftsman, both as a witness of his time and as an imaginative artist who sought his inspiration in Mythology and fantastic worlds.
Apart from etching, engraving and painting, he explored freely a variety of mediums (glass, mixed media, collages, repoussé, etc.).
Singular, unique and unclassifiable, his rich and abundant life’s work is ready to be rediscovered.
WORK
THEMES
Earth (Austria, Spain, France, Indochina, Italy, Portugal), War (Combat, Occupation, Liberation), Sea (Ships, Life on board), Nature (Observed Nature, Reimagined Nature), Inhabitants of the Planet (Self-portraits, Portraits, Daily Life), Mythology
MEDIUMS
Prints, Paintings, Exploratory Variations, Graphic Works
EDITIONS
Cards (Playing Cards, Greeting Cards, Ex-libris), Illustrations (Montesquieu’s “Grandeur and Decline of the Romans,” Prosper Mérimée’s “Three Novels,” Gustave Flaubert’s “Salammbô,” André Mairaux’s “The Conquerors,” Magazines), Stamps, Artist’s Books (Sketchbooks, Babel, Macbeth)
