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Jean Lefebure (born Lefebvre) was a Montreal-born, post-war contemporary painter and sculptor who was greatly influenced by the Automatistes. Between 1949 and 1952, Lefebure studied at the Ecole des Beaux-arts, under Paul-Emile Borduas, and at the School of Architecture at the University of Montreal. During this time, he exhibited on numerous occasions with the Automatistes. Between 1952 and 1965, Lefebure lived in Europe, travelling and exhibiting his work in France, Spain, Italy and Switzerland. He settled in Paris for a number of years before returning to Quebec, where he embarked on what would become a long and respected teaching career – at the School of Architecture at Laval University (Quebec City), and then at CEGEP St-Laurent (Montreal).
Jean Lefebure’s work is in a number of notable public collections, including the Musee d’Art Contemporain (Montreal), the Musee national des beaux-arts du Quebec (Montreal), and the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa).
