Early Life, Family and Training Born in Quebec City, Canada, on August 27, 1922, Jean Benoît would eventually earn the moniker "The Enchanter of Serpents" for the surrealist sculptures that defined his career. His early years in Quebec provided the foundation for a life spent navigating the intersections of the biological and the strange. He sought formal instruction at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, an institution that would s…
Scroll through Jean Benoît's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
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The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Jean Benoît's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
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