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Jean Hélion
[French Abstract Painter, 1904-1987]
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Jean Hélion Works Online
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Original works by Jean Hélion available for purchase at art galleries worldwide
Paintings in Museums and Public Art Galleries Worldwide:
 Art Institute of Chicago
Guggenheim Museum, New York City
Metropolitan Museum of Art Timetable of Art History
Standing Figure, 1936
Museum of Modern Art, New York City
3 works online when last checked
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice
Equilibrium, 1933-34
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice
Equilibrium, 1933-34
Brooklyn Museum, New York City
Centre Pompidou, Paris (in French) 
Information about a 2004-2005 exhibition
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana
Jean Helion in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Database
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
Museum of Modern Art, New York City - Provenance Research Project
3 works by Helion
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Untitled, 1934
Philadelphia Museum of Art
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3 works by Jean Hélion online
Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri
Composition, 1933
San Diego Museum of Art, California
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Jean Helion at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.
Tate Gallery, London, UK
Art Market:
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Christie's Past Sale Archive NEW!
(database goes as far back as 1991; images go about as far back as 1999)
Sotheby's Sold Lot Archive NEW!
(database goes as far back as 1998; images where permitted by copyright go about as far back as 2001)
Pictures from Image Archives:
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Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur (in German)
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Articles and Reference Sites:
Encyclopedia Britannica complete article on Jean Helion 
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Grove Dictionary of Art Online (excerpt)
Union List of Artist Names (Getty Museum)
Reference sheet with basic information about the artist and pointers to other references.
Wikipedia, the "Open Content" Encyclopedia
artcritical, the online magazine of art and ideas
Untitled, 1943
The New York Observer
"Jean Hélion's Curves Continue to Impress; So Do His Figures", article by Hilton Kramer
The New York Observer
"Backing Jean Hélion: Why Did Roberta Smith Attack the Painter?", article by Hilton Kramer
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