Jean DubuffetFrench, 1901–1985Pavois D'oreilles
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Pavois D'oreilles” now? Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Not on view at present. Checked September 25, 2026.
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Dubuffet was inspired by art from so-called 'primitive' cultures, as well as art by children and the mentally ill. These interests are evident here in his child-like disregard for perspective or proper proportions - the figure, with its oversized features, fills the paper. Drawn with a ragged uneven line over a surface that has been stained, scratched and abraded, it looks like graffiti.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Details
- Accession number
- P.9-1964
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
In the life of Jean Dubuffet
The whole life11 July 1959 – 11 October 1959
Exhibition: Documenta II
1960
402 works at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris
In 1960 the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris showed 402 works by Dubuffet.
late 1960 – 1961
Musical experiments with Asger Jorn
In late 1960–1961 Dubuffet began experimenting with music and sound and made several recordings with the Danish painter Asger Jorn, a founding member of the avant-garde movement COBRA.
1962
Exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York
In 1962 the Museum of Modern Art in New York showed eighty-five of Dubuffet's works.
