Jean-Michel Folon was a Belgian-born visual artist born on March 1, 1934. He was renowned for his illustrations, watercolor paintings, etchings, posters, and sculptures, which were displayed in prestigious galleries such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, and the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $9 Million (2024)
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About
Remembered for his illustrations, watercolor paintings, etchings, posters, and sculptures, this Belgian-born visual Artist displayed his work at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art; Paris' Musee des Arts Decoratifs; London's Institute of Contemporary Arts; and numerous other world-class galleries.
Before Fame
Before rising to fame as an Artist, he was an architecture student at Belgium's Institut Saint-Luc. His debut watercolor exhibition occurred at New York's Lefebre Gallery in the late 1960s.
Trivia
He was awarded the Grand Prize (in the painting category) at the 1973 Sao Paulo Biennale.
Family Life
Born and raised in Brussels, Belgium, he later settled in Monaco.
Associated With
He illustrated the works of such notable authors as Ray Bradbury, Jorge Luis Borges, and Franz Kafka.