Jean Xceron, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean Xceron

American painter

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1890

Place of Birth: Isaris, Peloponnese Region, Greece

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1967

Profession: painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Jean Xceron (1890–1967) was an American abstract painter of Greek origin.
He immigrated to the United States in 1904 and studied at the Corcoran School of Art.
He worked at the Guggenheim Museum as a security guard for 28 years from 1939 to his death.
He is described as a "pioneer of non-objective painting" by the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.
His works are in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.