Happy birthday to Jean Dubuffet, who was born #OnThisDay in 1901. Considered one of the pioneers of the Art Brut movement, Dubuffet left home at age 17 to study art, but stopped painting shortly after and spent the next 20 years as a wine merchant, factory worker, and soldier—none of which ended successfully. He returned to painting at the age of 41, spending the next 40 years in a state of prolific creation, working in various avant-garde styles and embracing obscure materials in his art. Click the link in our bio to explore more of Dubuffet’s work on #ArtnetGalleries. __ Pictured: Jean Dubuffet, “Site aux trois arbres” (1975), via Omer Tiroche Gallery (@omer_tiroche_gallery) #JeanDubuffet