JEAN-MICHEL FOLON (1934-2005) ROLAND GARROS. 1982. Two posters. 29 1/2x22 1/4 inches, 75x56 1/2 cm. Société de Production des Affiches Maeght, Paris. Conditions vary, generally A. Born in Belgium in 1934, Jean-Michel Folon attended architecture school, but abandoned that career in the 1960s and moved to New York and then Paris to work on his art. He quickly distinguished himself as a talented illustrator and was known for watercolor paintings that featured wide graduations of color and recurring symbolic figures with simple outlines. Two of the most frequent motifs in his work were a featureless, hat-wearing man with glowing eyes in a deserted urban landscape, and a bird alighting from an outstretched hand. While producing a large body of work in many mediums, such as watercolor, silkscreen, sculpture and glass, Folon is best remembered for his iconic posters and his animation for French television.
with LE DEFRI FRANÇAIS POUR LA COUPE DE L'AMERICA. 1981.
