He writes letters to Franz Hellens; published only after Michaux's death, they cover 1922–1952.
1937
First exhibition of his paintings in Paris
The first exhibition of his paintings is held at the gallery of the “Bibliothèque de la Pléiade” in Paris.
1939–1941
Two years in Brazil
His travels across the Americas end in Brazil, where he stays for two years.
1940s and 1950s
Association with Tachisme
In the 1940s and 1950s he is associated with Tachisme, though that describes only a small part of his artistic achievement, such as his hallucinatory representations of faces and heads; his work often uses dense, suggestively gestural strokes that incorporate calligraphy, asemic writing and abstract expressionism.
