Jean Dubuffet: A Revolutionary Vision of Art Jean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet (1901-1985) stands as a singular figure in the landscape of 20th-century art, recognized for his unwavering commitment to “art brut”—raw art—and his profound rejection of conventional artistic standards. Born into a wealthy bourgeois family in Le Havre, France, Dubuffet’s early life was marked by intellectual curiosity and a fascination with literature and phil…