Jean Delpech’s Wartime Work, presented by Laëtitia Desserrières and Hélène Boudou-Reuzé
10/11/2023
Join Laëtitia Desserrières (in charge of the drawings collection) et Hélène Boudou-Reuzé (in charge of the prints collection) in the reserves of the Musée de l’Armée in Paris, as they present the unique testimony of Jean Delpech’s during the Second World War.
Through his drawings and prints Jean Delpech illustates his wartime experience form his military service to the liberation and the post war years. The artist meticulously reproduces what he observes down to the smallest detail, and lets his imagination run wild… Back to his time with the 15th Alpine Hunters Battalion or as a war correspondent with the 1st Army, his works tell the story of an eventful life facing a ruthless conflict.
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