Jean Clair

Jean Clair
Jean Clair by Claude Truong-Ngoc 2013
Born
Gérard Régnier

(1940-10-20) 20 October 1940 (age 84)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Writer, novelist, art historian
Known forMember of the Académie française

Jean Clair (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ klɛʁ]) is the pen name of Gérard Régnier (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁaʁ ʁeɲe]; born 20 October 1940 in Paris, France). Clair is an essayist, a polemicist,[1] an art historian, an art conservator, and a member of the Académie française since May, 2008.[2][3] He was, for many years, the director of the Picasso Museum in Paris. Among the milestones of his long and productive career is a comprehensive catalog of the works of Balthus. He was also the director of the Venice Biennale in 1995.[4]

  1. ^ Éric Biétry-Rivierre, « Jean Clair, un “atrabilaire” sous la Coupole » [archive], Le Figaro, May 23, 2008. [in French]
  2. ^ Éric Biétry-Riviérre, « Jean Clair, un “atrabilaire” sous la Coupole », Le Figaro, May 23, 2008
  3. ^ Astrid de Larminat, « Jean Clair, le réactionnaire assumé » [Archives], Le Figaro, encart « Culture », November 4, 2013, page 48.
  4. ^ Biographical Note Jean Clair in Who’s Who in France