Jean Xceron
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Jean Xceron was an American
abstract painter
of Greek
origin. He immigrated to the United States in 1904 and studied at the Corcoran School of Art. He worked at the Guggenheim Museum
and is described as a "pioneer of non-objective painting" by the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. His works are in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
.
United States
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abstract painter
Painting
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of Greek
Greece
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origin. He immigrated to the United States in 1904 and studied at the Corcoran School of Art. He worked at the Guggenheim Museum
Guggenheim Museum
Guggenheim Museum may refer to:* The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, United States* The Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy* The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain* The Guggenheim Hermitage Museum in Las Vegas, United States...
and is described as a "pioneer of non-objective painting" by the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. His works are in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is a museum in Washington, D.C. with an extensive collection of American art.Part of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum has a broad variety of American art that covers all regions and art movements found in the United States...
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