Jean-Paul Jérôme
Jean-Paul Jérôme
1928 - 2004
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As a founding member of the Canadian non-figurative painting movement Les Plasticiens, Jean-Paul Jérôme is known for his command of two-dimensionality, achieving harmony between shape and colour.
Born in Montreal in 1928, Jérôme pursued fine arts at home. He attended Montreal School of Fine Arts (Académie des Beaux-Arts de Montréal) between 1945 and 1952, studying under Stanley Cosgrove. Jérôme was first dedicated to landscape painting, however, by 1953, he shifted towards abstraction. In 1955, alongside three artistic colleagues - Jauran (Rodolphe de Repemtigny), Louis Belzile, and Fernand Toupin, – Jerome founded the Plasticien Movement. The group published their manifesto soon after, encouraging young Québecois artists to return to a more structured and controlled style of painting. Inspired by Cézanne and Mondrian and acknowledging the inheritance of the earlier Automatistes, the Manifeste des plasticens advocated for the abstracted properties of painting: two-dimensionality, colour, contrast, and hard lines.
Jérôme lived in Paris between 1956 and 1958, where he became well acquainted with renowned artists, including Alberto Giacometti, Victor Vasarely, Émile Gilioli, and Jean Dewasne. In 1958, he taught at the Montreal School of Fines Arts, though by 1973, he became wholly dedicated to his craft in his studio on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
His work has been exhibited and collected across Canada, at institutions including the National Gallery of Canada, Musee d’art contemporain de Montréal, and the Canadian Fine Arts Gallery. He was honoured in 1978 with membership to the Royal Canadian Arts Academy. Jérôme’s dedication to – and passion for – experimentation with form has contributed to a Canadian legacy of geometric abstraction.
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Un treillis des coeurs by Jean-Paul Jérôme sold for $20,000
Jean-Paul Jérôme
Un treillis des coeurs
48 x 59 7/8 in, 122 x 152 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $20,000 - $25,000 CDN
Sold for: $20,000 CDN (premium included)
Op Art on Thursday, May 14, 2020
Les couleurs du jour by Jean-Paul Jérôme sold for $11,875
Jean-Paul Jérôme
Les couleurs du jour
34 1/4 x 40 in, 87 x 101.6 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CDN
Sold for: $11,875 CDN (premium included)
Quebec Abstraction on Thursday, September 24, 2020
Axe de proue by Jean-Paul Jérôme sold for $10,625
Jean-Paul Jérôme
Axe de proue
31 x 25 1/4 in, 78.7 x 64.1 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000 CDN
Sold for: $10,625 CDN (premium included)
Musée d'art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul | Fundraising Auction on Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Les carreaux mystérieux by Jean-Paul Jérôme sold for $10,000
Jean-Paul Jérôme
Les carreaux mystérieux
29 7/8 x 24 in, 75.9 x 61 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CDN
Sold for: $10,000 CDN (premium included)
Op Art on Thursday, May 14, 2020
Le cosmorama ciel by Jean-Paul Jérôme sold for $8,190
Jean-Paul Jérôme
Le cosmorama ciel
54 x 40 in, 137.1 x 101.6 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000 CDN
Sold for: $8,190 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2010 - 1st Session on Thursday, November 25, 2010
Les frontières éclairées by Jean-Paul Jérôme sold for $6,875
Jean-Paul Jérôme
Les frontières éclairées
24 x 24 in, 61 x 61 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CDN
Sold for: $6,875 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art | Part Two on Thursday, September 30, 2021
Village des monts by Jean-Paul Jérôme sold for $5,625
Jean-Paul Jérôme
Village des monts
20 1/8 x 30 1/8 in, 51.1 x 76.5 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CDN
Sold for: $5,625 CDN (premium included)
Musée d'art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul | Fundraising Auction on Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Fonds marins by Jean-Paul Jérôme sold for $4,888
Jean-Paul Jérôme
Fonds marins
13 x 22 in, 33 x 55.9 cm
acrylic on linen
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000 CDN
Sold for: $4,888 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2007 on Friday, November 23, 2007
Le premier gel by Jean-Paul Jérôme sold for $4,600
Jean-Paul Jérôme
Le premier gel
13 x 18 in, 33 x 45.7 cm
acrylic on linen
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000 CDN
Sold for: $4,600 CDN (premium included)
March 2008 - 1st Session on Saturday, March 29, 2008
Le montagne de Silex by Jean-Paul Jérôme sold for $4,095
Jean-Paul Jérôme
Le montagne de Silex
24 x 20 in, 61 x 50.8 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $4,000 - $5,000 CDN
Sold for: $4,095 CDN (premium included)
March 2011 - 1st Session on Thursday, March 31, 2011