Jean Cortot

Jean Cortot (; 14 February 1925, in Alexandria, Egypt - 28 December 2018 in Paris, France), was a French painter, poet and illustrator. Biography A student of Othon Friesz, Corton was part of the Scale group which, from 1943 onwards was established with Jacques Busse, Calmettes, Patrix, Geneviève Asse and others. At that time Corton was awarded the "Prix de la Jeune Peinture" followed, in 1954, by the "Menton Union Prize for Mediterranean Modern Art". Cortot is a distinguished graphic artist and has illustrated numerous books, achieving a notable symbiosis between writing and painting. Notable works by Cortot include his variations of studies in the shipyard of La Ciotat (1947-1950), the landscape of the Ardèche, Still Life (1955-1956), variations on his Cities Series (1957-1958), his Antiques (1962) and his Combat Series (1967, which follows that of the Scriptures). From 1974 he produced his series of poem-pictures.