JEAN MICHAEL ATLAN

In 1930 Atlan moved to Paris where he graduated at the Sorbonne University with a degree in philosophy. This self-taught artist begun painting in 1941. His strong, expressionistic paintings were exhibited in 1944, later however his painting became more abstract. He fully followed the Cobra ideology and felt strongly for the mythical art. His studio in Paris was a meeting place for Danish and Dutch artists.