Jean Michel Atlan

Atlan was born in Constantine, French Algeria, and moved to Paris in 1930. He studied philosophy at the Sorbonne. He began painting as an autodidact in 1941. He was arrested in 1942 for his Judaism and political activism. He pleaded insanity and was interned at the Sainte-Anne asylum. He published a slim collection of poetry in 1944 and exhibited for the first time at the Galerie Arc en Ciel. In 1946, he met Asger Jorn and became involved in the CoBrA art group. His studio became a meeting place for the group in Paris. [1]

In 1955, he exhibited at the Galerie Carpenter. He is particularly known for his works Le Kahena and Composition.

He died in Paris and is buried in the Montparnasse Cemetery.