Artist

Jacques Prévert

Portrait of Jacques Prévert

French, 1900–1977

Jacques Prévert was a French artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art.

Jacques Prévert was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realist movement, and include Les Enfants du Paradis (1945). He published his first book in 1946.

Collections represented

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