Belgian-born, Jean-Michel Folon is a prominent painter and illustrator. He began to study architecture but abandoned it in favor of drawing, which allowed more expressive studies. His drawings have appeared in numerous magazines including Time, Fortune, The New Yorker, and L’Express.
In 1969 he had his first one-man show in the United States, followed closely by exhibitions in Tokyo, Venice, Milan, London, Sao Paulo, Geneva, Brussels, and Paris. Folon has illustrated works by Kafka, Lewis Carroll, and Ray Bradbury. In 1973 he created a series of watercolors titled La Mort d’un Arbre (The Death of a Tree), for which Max Ernst created a lithograph as a preface.
Folon has completed a 176-square-foot painting for a subway station in Brussels and a 160-square-foot painting for Waterloo Station in London. He is most comfortable using the engraving and drypoint techniques of printmaking.
Folon, Jean-Michel
1986 Etching and aquatint Signed and numbered 31 x 35 in Edition of 100 SOLD1985 Screenprint in colors Signed in pencil and numbered 29 ½ x 21 ½ inches (74.9 x 54.6 cm) Edition of 200 SOLD1988 Screenprint in colors Signed in pencil and numbered 34 x 26 inches (86.4 x 66 cm) Edition of 100 SOLD1986 Screenprint Signed and numbered 31 x 35 in Edition of 200 SOLD1986 Screenprint Signed and numbered 31 x 35 in Edition of 200 SOLD1986 Screenprint Signed and numbered 31 x 35 in Edition of 200 SOLD1986 Screenprint Signed and numbered 31 x 35 in Edition of 200 SOLD1986 Screenprint Signed and numbered 31 x 35 in Edition of 200 SOLD1986 Screenprint Signed and numbered 31 x 35 in Edition of 200 SOLD1990 Etching and aquatint Signed in pencil and numbered 18 x 24 inches (45.7 x 61 cm) Edition of 100 SOLDIn 1969 he had his first one-man show in the United States, followed closely by exhibitions in Tokyo, Venice, Milan, London, Sao Paulo, Geneva, Brussels, and Paris. Folon has illustrated works by Kafka, Lewis Carroll, and Ray Bradbury. In 1973 he created a series of watercolors titled La Mort d’un Arbre (The Death of a Tree), for which Max Ernst created a lithograph as a preface.
Folon has completed a 176-square-foot painting for a subway station in Brussels and a 160-square-foot painting for Waterloo Station in London. He is most comfortable using the engraving and drypoint techniques of printmaking.