1983 Original Jean Michel Folon French Poster, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles (1975) sundial finds homes for dogs who

finds homes for dogs who can't find homes for themselves

His works are always striking and original

He worked in Hollywood during the Twenties and was Coco Chanel's lover (and once design collaborator) from 1931 to his death

building up a self-taught style which was primarily influenced by the collage technique of the British Beggarstaff Brothers

1983 Original Jean Michel Folon French Poster, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles (1975) sundial finds homes for dogs whoDate: 1983 Size: 11. 75 x 16 inches Artist: Jean Michel Folon When Folon died in 2005, the Guardian wrote "Born in Uccle, near Brussels, the son of a paper wholesaler, Folon initially studied architecture, but by 1955 he had abandoned a country he regarded as a "mental prison" and headed for Paris. He ended up living in a gardener's pavilion in Bougival, on the outskirts of the capital, where he spent five years as a draughtsman. By the early 1960s,