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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, Toile 206, Jérôme Mesnager

Toile 206

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm

$621

Painting, Toile 205, Jérôme Mesnager

Toile 205

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm

$621

Painting, Toile 198, Jérôme Mesnager

Toile 198

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm

$621

Painting, Toile 199, Jérôme Mesnager

Toile 199

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm

$621

Painting, Toile 200, Jérôme Mesnager

Toile 200

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm

$621

Painting, Toile 207, Jérôme Mesnager

Toile 207

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm

$621

Painting, 96, Jérôme Mesnager

96

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 49 x 39 x 3 cm

$1,412

Painting, Unitop, Jérôme Mesnager

Unitop

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 97 x 57 x 4 cm

$2,259

Painting, La Joie, Jérôme Mesnager

La Joie

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 90 x 63.5 x 3 cm

$2,259

Painting, Le bord de mer (Réf. 139), Jérôme Mesnager

Le bord de mer (Réf. 139)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 55 x 46 x 3 cm

$1,525

Painting, Liberté Au Coucher De Soleil (Réf. 200), Jérôme Mesnager

Liberté Au Coucher De Soleil (Réf. 200)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 55 x 46 x 3 cm

$1,525

Painting, Le Tango Du Feu (Réf. 148), Jérôme Mesnager

Le Tango Du Feu (Réf. 148)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,089

Painting, Je suis beau, Jérôme Mesnager

Je suis beau

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 55 x 46 x 3 cm

$1,525

Painting, L'Echappatoire (Réf. 231), Jérôme Mesnager

L'Echappatoire (Réf. 231)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 55 x 46 x 3 cm

$1,525

Painting, Red Rock (Réf. 142), Jérôme Mesnager

Red Rock (Réf. 142)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm

$2,089

Painting, Moi et moi, Jérôme Mesnager

Moi et moi

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 55 x 46 x 3 cm

$1,525

Painting, C'est moi (Réf.255), Jérôme Mesnager

C'est moi (Réf.255)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm

$791

Painting, J'Ai La Pêche (Réf.E), Jérôme Mesnager

J'Ai La Pêche (Réf.E)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 20 x 20 cm

$678

Painting, J'Aime La Pistache (Réf.D), Jérôme Mesnager

J'Aime La Pistache (Réf.D)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 20 x 20 cm

$678

Painting, Ronde jaune, Jérôme Mesnager

Ronde jaune

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 35 x 27 x 1 cm

$847

Painting, Le joyeux, Jérôme Mesnager

Le joyeux

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 30 x 19.5 x 3 cm

$847

Painting, Relax, Jérôme Mesnager

Relax

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 30 x 19 x 3 cm

$847

Painting, La danse du Toréador, Jérôme Mesnager

La danse du Toréador

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 35 x 20 x 3 cm

$847

Painting, Les amoureux, Jérôme Mesnager

Les amoureux

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 35 x 19 x 3 cm

$847

Painting, Saturne, Jérôme Mesnager

Saturne

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 25 x 19 x 3 cm

$847

Painting, 105, Jérôme Mesnager

105

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 50 x 38 x 1 cm

$1,457

Painting, Je Suis Là (Réf.261), Jérôme Mesnager

Je Suis Là (Réf.261)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 55 x 46 x 3 cm

$1,525

Painting, J'arrive (Réf.258), Jérôme Mesnager

J'arrive (Réf.258)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 55 x 46 x 3 cm

$1,525

Painting, Petit Rock (Réf.257), Jérôme Mesnager

Petit Rock (Réf.257)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 27 x 35 x 3 cm

$791

Painting, La Passion (Réf.254), Jérôme Mesnager

La Passion (Réf.254)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 35 x 27 x 3 cm

$791

Painting, La Nuit Des Amoureux (Réf.I), Jérôme Mesnager

La Nuit Des Amoureux (Réf.I)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 20 x 20 cm

$678

Painting, Dans La Nature (Réf. 252), Jérôme Mesnager

Dans La Nature (Réf. 252)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 35 x 27 x 3 cm

$791

Painting, Ronde rouge, Jérôme Mesnager

Ronde rouge

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 57 x 46 cm

$1,457

Painting, 132, Jérôme Mesnager

132

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm

$2,146

Painting, 115, Jérôme Mesnager

115

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, 170, Jérôme Mesnager

170

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 55 x 46 x 4 cm

$1,242

Painting, 149, Jérôme Mesnager

149

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 55 x 46 x 4 cm

$1,242

Painting, 19, Jérôme Mesnager

19

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 73 x 60 x 4 cm

$1,694

Painting, 123, Jérôme Mesnager

123

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 92 x 73 x 4 cm

$2,259

Painting, 125, Jérôme Mesnager

125

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 73 x 60 x 4 cm

$1,694

Painting, La course, Jérôme Mesnager

La course

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 60 x 31.5 x 3 cm

$1,186

Painting, Heureux, Jérôme Mesnager

Heureux

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 30 x 19.5 x 3 cm

$847

Painting, Sans titre, Jérôme Mesnager

Sans titre

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 27.5 x 17.5 x 3 cm

$1,073

Painting, La Poste, Jérôme Mesnager

La Poste

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 118 x 73 x 1 cm

$2,259

Painting, Happy, Jérôme Mesnager

Happy

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Le saut, Jérôme Mesnager

Le saut

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 80 x 47 x 3 cm

$1,242

Painting, Accès Gare, Jérôme Mesnager

Accès Gare

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 62 x 83 x 3 cm

$1,242

Print, Sans titre, Jérôme Mesnager

Sans titre

Jérôme Mesnager

Print - 40 x 50 cm

$181

Painting, L'homme blanc, Jérôme Mesnager

L'homme blanc

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 204 x 72.5 x 4 cm

$4,743

Print, Couple, Jérôme Mesnager

Couple

Jérôme Mesnager

Print - 40 x 50 cm

$181

Painting, Le Réconfort (Réf.52), Jérôme Mesnager

Le Réconfort (Réf.52)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm

$2,823

Print, L'Envol, Jérôme Mesnager

L'Envol

Jérôme Mesnager

Print - 40 x 30 cm

$107

Print, Dansons sous les arbres, Jérôme Mesnager

Dansons sous les arbres

Jérôme Mesnager

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.01 cm

$282

Painting, 20, Jérôme Mesnager

20

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 100 x 81 x 4 cm

$2,823

Painting, 16, Jérôme Mesnager

16

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 81 x 100 x 4 cm

$2,484

Painting, 123, Jérôme Mesnager

123

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 100 x 81 x 4 cm

$2,823

Painting, 62, Jérôme Mesnager

62

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 100 x 81 x 4 cm

$2,823

Painting, 07, Jérôme Mesnager

07

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 100 x 81 x 4 cm

$2,823

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, 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

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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