1983 Original Jean Michel Folon French Poster, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles (1975) sundial building up a self-taught style

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

His works are always striking and original

The charming and talented man known as Alfred Halasa studied architecture and industrial design in Poland and worked in Paris for many years before emigrating to Canada in 1976

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

Artist: Walenta

1983 Original Jean Michel Folon French Poster, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles (1975) sundial building up a self-taught styleDate: 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,