Jean-Paul Jérôme

Jean-Paul Jérôme was a central figure in the development of geometric abstraction in Québec. A co-founder and signatory of the 1955 Manifeste des Plasticiens, he helped move Montréal abstraction toward structure, clarity, and the disciplined relationship between colour, line, form, and space. Trained at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, Jérôme later spent formative years in Paris, where his exposure to European abstraction sharpened his interest in harmony, rhythm, and optical precision. His work remains important for collectors because it represents a distinctly Québec modernist language: intellectual, refined, and deeply committed to the autonomy of painting.