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French-American painter (1930–2021)

This article is about the American artist. For the French magistrate and politician, see Jean-Jacques Duval d'Eprémesnil.

Jean-Jacques Duval (Feb.

Jacques duval brasseur biography of william

8, 1930 - Oct. 21, 2021)^[1] was a French-born American artist who pioneered abstract art and the use of faceted glass in stained glass design in the 1960s. In 2005 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Stained Glass Association of America.^[2] Best known for his window designs in Germany, Israel, Japan, the West Indies, and the United States, his paintings and sculptures have also been exhibited throughout North America.^[2]

Early life

Jean-Jacques Duval was born in 1930 in Strasbourg, France.

At age six, his father, a manager of a champagne company, died and Duval and his mother moved to Mutzig to live with his grandmother and two uncles. Encouraged to draw by one of his uncles, a house painter, at age 14 he was introduced to a gl