Jacques Hérold

1910 – 1987 Piatra Neamț

Surrealist of 'crystallized' figures and co-creator of the Marseille tarot.

Hérold moved to Paris in 1930 and joined the surrealists. During the war, in Marseille, he worked with Breton, Lam, Masson and others on the 'Jeu de Marseille' card deck. His figures appear flayed or crystallised, as if exposing the structure inside matter.

Notable works

№ 01
Jeu de Marseille (card designs)
No freely-licensed image
№ 01 · 1941
Jeu de Marseille (card designs)
Ink and gouache
№ 02
Le Grand Transparent
No freely-licensed image
№ 02 · 1947
Le Grand Transparent
Sculpture

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