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Jerôme Mesnager joined the École Boulle in 1974, where he followed the cabinetmaking course, and where he stayed as a teacher. In 1979, he joined Yves Got's and Georges Pichard's comics course. The two were teaching at the Duperré School.

In 1982, he co-founded Zig-Zag, a group of very young artists who decided to take over the streets by drawing graffiti and to occupy abandoned factories through artistic performances.

On January 16, 1983, he invented the man in white, "a symbol of light, strength and peace". Jerôme Mesnager drew this white silhouette in the entire world: from the walls of Paris to theChinese Wall.

In 1990, the artist left his parent's house and moved to Paris. He showed works drawn on wooden fences at the Loft gallery, and published a catalog of these works. In 1995, he produced a large mural painting in the Ménilmontant street in Paris, "C'est nous les gars de Ménilmontant".

Jerôme Mesnager is often associated with Nemo, a character with a black silhouette wearing a raincoat and a hat. He was part of the Paris street art scene, with artists such as Blek le rat, Miss Tic, Jef Aérosol, Némo, etc. and of the Free Figuration movement in the early 80s.

In 2006, he produced a series of paintings inspired by art nouveau and art deco. The same year, hedrew his white characters in the Hôtel des Academies et des Arts in Paris.


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Painting, Santé, Jérôme Mesnager

Santé

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 55 x 46 x 1 cm

$1,355

Print, La ronde de l'ORTF, Jérôme Mesnager

La ronde de l'ORTF

Jérôme Mesnager

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.01 cm

$282

Painting, Entre copains, Jérôme Mesnager

Entre copains

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 73 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,581

Painting, A la tienne, Jérôme Mesnager

A la tienne

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 55 x 46 cm

$1,355

Painting, Moment à soi, Jérôme Mesnager

Moment à soi

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 35 x 27 cm

$565

Painting, Le penseur 2018, Jérôme Mesnager

Le penseur 2018

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,694

Print, Quel cirque !, Jérôme Mesnager

Quel cirque !

Jérôme Mesnager

Print - 65 x 92 cm

$440

Painting, Buste Bleu, Jérôme Mesnager

Buste Bleu

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 80 x 49.5 x 2 cm

$1,468

Painting, Les Danseurs, Jérôme Mesnager

Les Danseurs

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 30 x 19.5 x 3 cm

$847

Painting, Dépot Service, Jérôme Mesnager

Dépot Service

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 45.5 x 35.5 x 1 cm

$1,468

Painting, Bonalo, Jérôme Mesnager

Bonalo

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 50 x 65.5 x 1 cm

$1,694

Painting, Sortie de camions, Jérôme Mesnager

Sortie de camions

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 60 x 81 x 3 cm

$1,242

Painting, L'homme blanc, Jérôme Mesnager

L'homme blanc

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 29 x 11.4 x 3 cm

$1,016

Painting, L'homme blanc qui vole, Jérôme Mesnager

L'homme blanc qui vole

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 29 x 11.4 x 3 cm

$1,016

Painting, Roue de chantier - Immatriculation, Jérôme Mesnager

Roue de chantier - Immatriculation

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 75 x 75 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, 134 Jérôme Mesnager, Jérôme Mesnager

134 Jérôme Mesnager

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 55 x 45 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, 62 Jérôme Mesnager, Jérôme Mesnager

62 Jérôme Mesnager

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 36 x 27 x 2 cm

$565

Print, L’Homme en blanc, Jérôme Mesnager

L’Homme en blanc

Jérôme Mesnager

Print - 76 x 53 cm

$2,823

Painting, 208 de 2022, Jérôme Mesnager

208 de 2022

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 35 x 27 x 1 cm

$892

Painting, 210 de 2022, Jérôme Mesnager

210 de 2022

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 35 x 27 x 1 cm

$892

Painting, 222, Jérôme Mesnager

222

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 73 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,683

Painting, N°41, Jérôme Mesnager

N°41

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 91 x 82 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, 58 Jérôme Mesnager, Jérôme Mesnager

58 Jérôme Mesnager

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 36 x 27 x 2 cm

$565

Painting, 54 Jérôme Mesnager, Jérôme Mesnager

54 Jérôme Mesnager

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 36 x 27 x 2 cm

$565

Painting, 40, Jérôme Mesnager

40

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, 150, Jérôme Mesnager

150

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 73 x 60 x 4 cm

$1,694

Painting, 159, Jérôme Mesnager

159

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 36 x 27 x 2 cm

$678

Painting, Rêverie Nocturne (Réf.67), Jérôme Mesnager

Rêverie Nocturne (Réf.67)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm

$3,162

Painting, Pomme Rouge, Jérôme Mesnager

Pomme Rouge

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,355

Painting, Buralacq, Jérôme Mesnager

Buralacq

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 60 x 50 x 1 cm

$1,694

Painting, Epargaz, Jérôme Mesnager

Epargaz

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 45.5 x 35.5 x 1 cm

$1,468

Painting, Fond Marin (Réf.69), Jérôme Mesnager

Fond Marin (Réf.69)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm

$3,162

Print, Amour Toujours, Jérôme Mesnager

Amour Toujours

Jérôme Mesnager

Print - 40 x 30 cm

$107

Painting, Les buveurs, Jérôme Mesnager

Les buveurs

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 89 x 130 cm

$3,388

Print, Sans titre, Jérôme Mesnager

Sans titre

Jérôme Mesnager

Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$107

Print, Amour Toujours, Jérôme Mesnager

Amour Toujours

Jérôme Mesnager

Print - 50 x 40 cm

$181

Painting, Debout, Jérôme Mesnager

Debout

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 130 x 89 cm

$3,388

Painting, Amour, Jérôme Mesnager

Amour

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 130 x 89 cm

$3,388

Painting, Couple 1, Jérôme Mesnager

Couple 1

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 89 x 130 cm

$3,388

Painting, Zen Cool, Jérôme Mesnager

Zen Cool

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 89 x 130 cm

$3,388

Painting, Saxo, Jérôme Mesnager

Saxo

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 89 x 130 cm

$3,388

Painting, Mère & fils, Jérôme Mesnager

Mère & fils

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 89 x 130 cm

$3,388

Painting, Court, Jérôme Mesnager

Court

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 89 x 130 cm

$3,388

Painting, L'homme, Jérôme Mesnager

L'homme

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 70 x 63 x 63 cm

$3,614

Print, Couple, Jérôme Mesnager

Couple

Jérôme Mesnager

Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$107

Painting, N°86, Jérôme Mesnager

N°86

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 120 x 100 cm

$3,388

Painting, 05, Jérôme Mesnager

05

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 100 x 81 x 4 cm

$2,823

Painting, 91, Jérôme Mesnager

91

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 100 x 81 x 4 cm

$2,823

Print, L'Homme en blanc - Escrime, Jérôme Mesnager

L'Homme en blanc - Escrime

Jérôme Mesnager

Print - 70 x 50 cm

$282

Painting, Magot x Mesnager : « Les Pâquerettes », Jérôme Mesnager

Magot x Mesnager : « Les Pâquerettes »

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 79.5 x 44.5 x 0.01 cm

$3,953

Painting, Sans titre, Jérôme Mesnager

Sans titre

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 31 x 52 cm

$1,355

Painting, Domaine Faiveley bleu, Jérôme Mesnager

Domaine Faiveley bleu

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 31 x 52 x 1 cm

$1,355

Painting, Domaine Faiveley, Jérôme Mesnager

Domaine Faiveley

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 31 x 52 x 0.5 cm

$1,355

Painting, La Tache, Jérôme Mesnager

La Tache

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 35 x 27 cm

$621

Painting, Romané Conti, Jérôme Mesnager

Romané Conti

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 13 x 40 x 1 cm

$903

Painting, Hip Hop, Jérôme Mesnager

Hip Hop

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 32 x 53 x 2 cm

$1,355

Painting, Grand Echezeaux, Jérôme Mesnager

Grand Echezeaux

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 35 x 27 x 1 cm

$621

Painting, 158, Jérôme Mesnager

158

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm

$2,823

Painting, Vers L'océan (Réf. 177), Jérôme Mesnager

Vers L'océan (Réf. 177)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 100 x 78 x 5 cm

$3,614

Painting, Toile 201, Jérôme Mesnager

Toile 201

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm

$621

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Who is the artist?

Jerôme Mesnager joined the École Boulle in 1974, where he followed the cabinetmaking course, and where he stayed as a teacher. In 1979, he joined Yves Got's and Georges Pichard's comics course. The two were teaching at the Duperré School.

In 1982, he co-founded Zig-Zag, a group of very young artists who decided to take over the streets by drawing graffiti and to occupy abandoned factories through artistic performances.

On January 16, 1983, he invented the man in white, "a symbol of light, strength and peace". Jerôme Mesnager drew this white silhouette in the entire world: from the walls of Paris to theChinese Wall.

In 1990, the artist left his parent's house and moved to Paris. He showed works drawn on wooden fences at the Loft gallery, and published a catalog of these works. In 1995, he produced a large mural painting in the Ménilmontant street in Paris, "C'est nous les gars de Ménilmontant".

Jerôme Mesnager is often associated with Nemo, a character with a black silhouette wearing a raincoat and a hat. He was part of the Paris street art scene, with artists such as Blek le rat, Miss Tic, Jef Aérosol, Némo, etc. and of the Free Figuration movement in the early 80s.

In 2006, he produced a series of paintings inspired by art nouveau and art deco. The same year, hedrew his white characters in the Hôtel des Academies et des Arts in Paris.

What are their 3 main works?

What is Jérôme Mesnager’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Famous Street Artists, Playful Street Art

When was Jérôme Mesnager born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1961