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Painter, b. 1890 - d. 1967

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  • JEAN XCERON (1890-1967) INK DRAWING
    Aug. 23, 2026

    JEAN XCERON (1890-1967) INK DRAWING

    Est: $200 - $600

    Jean Xceron (Greek/American 1890-1967). Identified on back with label. Untitled dated 1958 and image 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 Inches. Framed and matted under plexi-glass. Framed 20 inches x 16 inches. Ink onpaper. Good condition. The estate of Nicholas Mitropoulos 1952-2025

    White's Auctions
  • Jean XCERON: "Painting #362" - Watercolor
    Dec. 13, 2025

    Jean XCERON: "Painting #362" - Watercolor

    Est: $1,200 - $2,500

    Jean Xceron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) colorful abstract geometric watercolor on paper, signed lower left Xceron - 55, labeled on cardboard reverse "Jean Xceron Composition No 362 Watercolor 31 x 11 1955 99175033", bearing personal inscription " Gift to Ms ...... Orphanos .... Love from Mis Xceron" and Jean Xceron Painting #362 Watercolor 22 x 31 1955; bears Rose Fried Gallery Exhibition 1959. [Art: 30" H x 21" W; Frame: 49" H x 39" W]. Overall condition is good, some foxing to matte. Provenance: Formerly Property of Katherine Orphanos, a personal friend of the artist.

    Roland Auctions NY
  • Jean XCERON: "Painting #432" - Oil On Canvas
    Dec. 13, 2025

    Jean XCERON: "Painting #432" - Oil On Canvas

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    Jean Xceron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) colorful geometric abstract on white background in oil on canvas, signed lower right, titled on back, dated 1960, bearing Rose Fried Gallery, NYC label. [Art: 46" H x 33" W; Frame: 47" H x 34" W]. Formerly Property of Katherine Orphanos, a personal friend of the artist.

    Roland Auctions NY
  • Jean XCERON: "Painting #426" - Oil On Canvas
    Dec. 13, 2025

    Jean XCERON: "Painting #426" - Oil On Canvas

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Jean Xceron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) blue, red and black abstract on white and shaded background in oil on canvas, signed and titled on back, bearing two labels from Rose Fried Gallery, NYC, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1966 RISD circulating exhibition, a label from Zappeion Museum, Athens, Greece, and Museum of Modern Art Exhibit Art and Embassies-Brussels label, 1959, and a personal inscription. [Art: 37" H x 48" W; Frame: 38" H x 49" W]. Condition is good with some minor soiling to upper right; information affixed to boards mounted to canvas verso. Formerly Property of Katherine Orphanos, a personal friend of the artist.

    Roland Auctions NY
  • Jean XCERON: "Painting #14" - Oil On Canvas
    Dec. 13, 2025

    Jean XCERON: "Painting #14" - Oil On Canvas

    Est: $3,000 - $4,000

    Jean Xceron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) red, blue and black abstract on white and shaded background, in oil on canvas, signed lower left, titled on back, dated 1961; #442 with gift writing on back. [Art: 28" H x 21" W; Frame: 30" H x 23" W]. Condition is good with some craquelure and minor age-related fading and minor losses along edge. Formerly Property of Katherine Orphanos, a personal friend of the artist.

    Roland Auctions NY
  • Jean XCERON: "Figures #434" - Oil On Canvas
    Dec. 13, 2025

    Jean XCERON: "Figures #434" - Oil On Canvas

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Jean Xceron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) colorful abstract with black stick-like figures, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, signed verso on canvas and bearing a label on frame. [Art: 28.5" H x 18" W; Frame: 35" H x 25" W]. Overall condition is good. Formerly Property of Katherine Orphanos, a personal friend of the artist.

    Roland Auctions NY
  • Jean XCERON: "Composition 121" - Oil On Canvas
    Dec. 13, 2025

    Jean XCERON: "Composition 121" - Oil On Canvas

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Jean Xceron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) red and green heavy oil on canvas, stretcher mounted on board, dated 1934; bears Rose Fried Gallery, NYC label. [Art: 30" H x 24" W; Frame: 31" H x 25" W; Board: 37" H x 31" W]. Formerly Property of Katherine Orphanos, a personal friend of the artist.

    Roland Auctions NY
  • Jean XCERON: "In Space No. 554A" - Watercolor
    Dec. 13, 2025

    Jean XCERON: "In Space No. 554A" - Watercolor

    Est: $1,200 - $2,500

    Jean Xceron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) colorful abstract geometric watercolor on paper, signed lower left, titled on back, dated 1962; bears Rose Fried Gallery, NYC label, "Two Circles", exhibition 1963. [Art: 29" H x 20" W; Frame: 39" H x 31" W]. Condition is good. Formerly Property of Katherine Orphanos, a personal friend of the artist.

    Roland Auctions NY
  • Jean XCERON: "Circle No 561-A" - Watercolor
    Dec. 13, 2025

    Jean XCERON: "Circle No 561-A" - Watercolor

    Est: $1,200 - $2,500

    Jean Xceron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) black shaded color abstract geometric watercolor on paper, signed lower left, dated 1962. [Art: 29" H x 20" W; Frame: 39" H x 31" W]. Condition is good. Formerly Property of Katherine Orphanos, a personal friend of the artist.

    Roland Auctions NY
  • Jean XCERON: Landscape - Oil On Canvas
    Dec. 13, 2025

    Jean XCERON: Landscape - Oil On Canvas

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Jean Xceron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) landscape in colors with cart, verso with label "98 Jean Xceron Landscape Oil on canvas 20 x 16 1927" and on canvas "Paris Dec 23, 1927" and with personal inscription. [Sight: 15.5" H x 19.75" W; Frame: 22" H x 26" W]. Overall condition good, dark. Formerly Property of Katherine Orphanos, a personal friend of the artist.

    Roland Auctions NY
  • Jean XCERON: "Two Circles No. 55" - Watercolor
    Dec. 13, 2025

    Jean XCERON: "Two Circles No. 55" - Watercolor

    Est: $1,200 - $2,500

    Jean Xceron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) colorful abstract geometric watercolor on paper, signed lower right, labeled on back, dated 1962; bears Rose Fried Gallery, NYC "In Space" #52 label, exhibition 1963. [Art: 29" H x 20" W; Frame: 39" H x 31" W]. Condition is good with some waving. Formerly Property of Katherine Orphanos, a personal friend of the artist.

    Roland Auctions NY
  • Jean XCERON: "#365A" - Watercolor
    Dec. 13, 2025

    Jean XCERON: "#365A" - Watercolor

    Est: $1,200 - $2,500

    Jean Xceron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) colorful abstract geometric watercolor on paper, unsigned, labeled on back, dated 1951. [Art: 12" H x 9" W; Frame: 19" H x 16" W]. Condition is good. Formerly Property of Katherine Orphanos, a personal friend of the artist.

    Roland Auctions NY
  • Jean XCERON: "Ascent" - Watercolor
    Dec. 13, 2025

    Jean XCERON: "Ascent" - Watercolor

    Est: $1,200 - $2,500

    Jean Xceron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) pink, yellow and black abstract geometric watercolor on paper, signed lower left, titled on back, dated 1960; bears Rose Fried Gallery, NYC label. [Art: 10.5" H x 7.5" W; Frame: 18" H x 16" W]. Condition is good; minor wear at frame. Formerly Property of Katherine Orphanos, a personal friend of the artist.

    Roland Auctions NY
  • Jean XCERON: "Personages No. 512A" - Watercolor
    Dec. 13, 2025

    Jean XCERON: "Personages No. 512A" - Watercolor

    Est: $1,200 - $2,500

    Jean Xceron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) colorful abstract geometric watercolor on paper, signed lower right, titled on back, dated 1960; bears Rose Fried Gallery, NYC label, Exhibition 1961. [Art: 7.5" H x 9.5" W; Frame: 17" H x 19" W]. Condition is good, minor split to frame at lower. Formerly Property of Katherine Orphanos, a personal friend of the artist.

    Roland Auctions NY
  • JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Graphic and Untitled.
    May. 22, 2025

    JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Graphic and Untitled.

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Graphic and Untitled. i) Ink and watercolor on paper, 1960. 292x216 mm; 11½x8½ inches. Signed and dated, lower right. ii) Watercolor on paper, 1964. Signed and dated, lower right. Provenance Private collection

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • JEAN XCERON (1890-1967) Painting #402
    May. 21, 2025

    JEAN XCERON (1890-1967) Painting #402

    Est: €5,000 - €7,000

    JEAN XCERON (1890-1967) Painting #402 signé ' j. xceron' en bas à gauche; signé, titré et daté ' Jean Xceron / Painting 402, 1955' au revers huile sur toile 70 x 45 cm. (27 9/16 x 17 11/16in.) Peint en 1955. signed ' j. xceron' lower left; signed, titled and dated ' Jean Xceron / Painting 402, 1955' on the reverse oil on canvas

    Bonhams
  • Jean (Yiannis Xirocostas) Xceron (1890-1967) Untitled Abstraction, 1931, Gouache on paper, 12 x 10", 21 1/2 x 19" framed
    Mar. 01, 2025

    Jean (Yiannis Xirocostas) Xceron (1890-1967) Untitled Abstraction, 1931, Gouache on paper, 12 x 10", 21 1/2 x 19" framed

    Est: $400 - $600

    Jean (Yiannis Xirocostas) Xceron (1890-1967) Untitled Abstraction, 1931, Gouache on paper, 12 x 10", 21 1/2 x 19" framed

    Bakker Auctions
  • Painting #1
    Feb. 27, 2025

    Painting #1

    Est: $5,000 - $7,000

    Jean Xceron 1890 - 1967 Painting #1 signed Xceron (lower center); signed Jean Xceron, titled, dated 1954 and numbered #378 (on the reverse); numbered 387 (on the stretcher)  oil on canvas  35 by 23 in.  88.9 by 58.4 cm. Executed in 1954. 

    Sotheby's
  • XCERON John (1890-1967) Untitled
    Dec. 05, 2024

    XCERON John (1890-1967) Untitled

    Est: €1,000 - €1,300

    Signed mixed media on board 55x36 cm

    Hellenic Auctions
  • Jean Xceron, Studio
    Oct. 22, 2024

    Jean Xceron, Studio

    Est: $600 - $800

    Jean Xceron Studio 1935 gouache on artist's board image: 7.75 h x 5.125 w in (20 x 13 cm) sheet: 14.875 h x 12.5 w in (38 x 32 cm) Signed and dated to lower edge 'Xceron - 35'. Provenance: Rose Fried Gallery, New York | Collection of Martin and Enid Packard This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

    Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
  • JEAN XCERON - PINK- GOUACHE
    Jun. 19, 2024

    JEAN XCERON - PINK- GOUACHE

    Est: $600 - $900

    Jean Xceron, Greek/American, 1890-1967, Pink, gouache on paper, 1952, verso labeled, Rose Fried Gallery 8 East 66th Street New York 21, N.Y., framed by Kulicke for HH Arnason

    Litchfield Auctions
  • Jean XCERON
    Jun. 05, 2024

    Jean XCERON

    Est: €1,200 - €1,800

    Jean XCERON Composition - 1931 Huile sur carton Signé et daté en haut à droite "Xceron 31" H : 41.0 cm, L : 33.0 cm Provenance : Galerie de France, Paris (selon une étiquette au dos) Ancienne collection Dimitri Snégaroff A l’actuel propriétaire par descendance h : 41.0 cm, w : 33.0 cm Jean XCERON H : 41.0 cm, L : 33.0 cm h : 41.0 cm, w : 33.0 cm Oil on cardboard ; signed and dated upper right ; 16.10 x 13 in.

    Artcurial
  • JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Untitled, (Abstraction).
    May. 02, 2024

    JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Untitled, (Abstraction).

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Untitled, (Abstraction). Mixed media on paper, c. 1938. Signed, Xceron, lower right. 190x133 mm; 7½x5¼ inches.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Jean Xceron (American, 1890 - 1967)
    Apr. 14, 2024

    Jean Xceron (American, 1890 - 1967)

    Est: $300 - $600

    Jean Xceron (American, 1890 - 1967) Abstract Watercolor on Paper. Signed lower left. Image Size: 13 x 9.25 in. Overall Framed Size: 18.5 x 14.5 in. Framed behind glass.

    Helmuth Stone
  • Figures
    Mar. 05, 2024

    Figures

    Est: $5,000 - $7,000

    Property of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Sold to Benefit its Acquisitions Program Jean Xceron 1890 - 1967 Figures signed Xceron, dated 1934 (lower left); signed Xceron, dated Paris 1934, titled, and numbered no 115 (on the reverse) oil on canvas 36 ⅛ by 23 ½ in. 91.8 by 59.7 cm. Executed in Paris in 1934.

    Sotheby's
  • Jean Xcéron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) Painting #411 (signed (lower centre); signed, titled and dated (on the reverse) oil on canvas)
    Nov. 22, 2023

    Jean Xcéron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) Painting #411 (signed (lower centre); signed, titled and dated (on the reverse) oil on canvas)

    Est: €4,000 - €6,000

    Jean Xcéron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) Painting #411 signé 'Xceron' (en bas au centre); signé, titré et daté 'Xceron/Painting #411/1957' (au revers) huile sur toile 89 x 58cm (35 1/16 x 22 13/16in). signed (lower centre); signed, titled and dated (on the reverse) oil on canvas

    Bonhams
  • JEAN XCERON (GREEK AMERICAN, 1890-1967)
    Sep. 07, 2023

    JEAN XCERON (GREEK AMERICAN, 1890-1967)

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    DESCRIPTION: "Composition #12". Jean Xceron (Greek American, 1890-1967). Oil on canvas. Signed "Xceron – 61" to lower right. Framed. Created 1961. Xceron was a Greek American who learned traditional draftsmanship at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington DC. A chance encounter with avant-garde paintings borrowed from Alfred Stieglitz left a deep impression on him. He eventually traveled to Paris and wrote art reviews for several publications as one of the few reviewers sympathetic to modern art. It was during this time that his work evolved to portray rhythmic fluid movement rather than solid form. MEASUREMENTS: 23" high x 35" wide; frame 1/2" wide. CONDITION: Painting has no defects noted. Minor paint loss on frame.

    Cordier Auctions & Appraisals
  • JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Graphic, and Untitled, (pair)
    May. 25, 2023

    JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Graphic, and Untitled, (pair)

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Graphic, and Untitled, (pair) i) Ink and watercolor on paper, 1960. Signed, Xceron, and dated, 60, lower right. 11 1/2x8 1/2 inches. ii) Watercolor on paper, 1964. Signed, Xceron, and dated, 64, lower right.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Studies for Paintings.
    May. 25, 2023

    JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Studies for Paintings.

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Studies for Paintings. Pencil and watercolor on paper laid to board. Signed, Jean Xceron, lower right. Inscribed, #259 B / Studies for Paintings from 1939 to 1947, and signed, Jean Xceron, on verso. 280x420 mm; 11x16 1/2 inches. Provenance: The artist; Solomon R. Guggemnheim Museum, accession code 114.65; Private collection.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Untitled, (Pair).
    May. 25, 2023

    JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Untitled, (Pair).

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Untitled, (Pair). i) Watercolor on paper, 1950. Sogned, Xceron, and dated, 1950, lower left. 381x280 mm; 15x11 inches. ii) Ink on brown paper laid to card, 1937. Signed, Xceron, and dated, 37,0 lower left. 228x152 mm; 9x6 inches.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • JEAN XCERON, (American, 1890-1967), #216A, 1935, gouache, 30 x 21 1/2 in., frame: 40 1/4 x 31 3/8 in.
    May. 06, 2023

    JEAN XCERON, (American, 1890-1967), #216A, 1935, gouache, 30 x 21 1/2 in., frame: 40 1/4 x 31 3/8 in.

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    JEAN XCERON (American, 1890-1967) #216A 1935, gouache signed Xceron 35 lower right

    Grogan & Company
  • JEAN XCERON, (American, 1890-1967), Painting No. 238, 1937, oil on canvas, 57 1/2 x 38 1/2 in., frame: 62 x 42 3/4 in.
    May. 06, 2023

    JEAN XCERON, (American, 1890-1967), Painting No. 238, 1937, oil on canvas, 57 1/2 x 38 1/2 in., frame: 62 x 42 3/4 in.

    Est: $15,000 - $25,000

    JEAN XCERON (American, 1890-1967) Painting No. 238 1937, oil on canvas signed Xceron lower right; titled and dated verso

    Grogan & Company
  • JEAN XCERON (1890-1967) Image (25) oil on canvas 28 x 25 in. (71.1 x 63.5 c
    Apr. 21, 2023

    JEAN XCERON (1890-1967) Image (25) oil on canvas 28 x 25 in. (71.1 x 63.5 c

    Est: $5,000 - $7,000

    JEAN XCERON (1890-1967) Image (25) oil on canvas 28 x 25 in. (71.1 x 63.5 cm.)

    Christie's
  • JEAN XCERON (GREEK / AMERICAN, 1890-1967).
    Feb. 19, 2023

    JEAN XCERON (GREEK / AMERICAN, 1890-1967).

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    "Branching, #337". Oil on canvas. 1951. Signed and dated at lower left. Further signed, titled and dated on reverse. Provenance: Newcomb College, Tulane University via loan 1957. Rosefried Gallery, New York. As per old labels verso. 4 old gallery or museum postcard/pamphlets related to Xceron accompany this lot. From a Hamptons, Long Island, NY estate.

    Clarke Auction Gallery
  • XCERON John (1890-1967) Untitled
    Dec. 08, 2022

    XCERON John (1890-1967) Untitled

    Est: €1,000 - €1,300

    Signed mixed media on board 55x36 cm

    Hellenic Auctions
  • Jean Xceron (Yiannis Xirocostas), Greek American (1890-1967) (AR)
    Dec. 03, 2022

    Jean Xceron (Yiannis Xirocostas), Greek American (1890-1967) (AR)

    Est: €500 - €800

    Jean Xceron (Yiannis Xirocostas), Greek American (1890-1967) (AR) Composition #25B, 1932 Watercolor on paper, 21x14,3 cm Dimensions of frame: 38x32 cm Provenance: Andre Zarre Gallery, New York Kouros Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the current owner

    Loudos Auctions
  • JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Untitled.
    Dec. 01, 2022

    JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Untitled.

    Est: $700 - $900

    JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Untitled. Ink on paper. 4 1/2x3 inches.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Jean Xcéron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) Painting #411 (signed (lower centre); signed, titled and dated (on the reverse)oil on canvas)
    Nov. 24, 2022

    Jean Xcéron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) Painting #411 (signed (lower centre); signed, titled and dated (on the reverse)oil on canvas)

    Est: €6,000 - €8,000

    Jean Xcéron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) Painting #411 signé 'Xceron' (en bas au centre); signé, titré et daté 'Xceron/Painting #411/1957' (au revers) huile sur toile 89 x 58cm (35 1/16 x 22 13/16in). signed (lower centre); signed, titled and dated (on the reverse) oil on canvas

    Bonhams
  • JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Untitled.
    May. 26, 2022

    JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Untitled.

    Est: $1,200 - $1,800

    JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) Untitled. Watercolor on paper, 1951. 311x210 mm; 12 1/4x8 1/4 inches. Signed, Xceron, and dated, 51, lower right. Provenance: Private Collection, NY; Gary Snyder Fine Art, NY.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Jean Xceron, Painting #3
    May. 25, 2022

    Jean Xceron, Painting #3

    Est: $2,500 - $3,500

    Jean Xceron Painting #3 1957 oil on canvas 23.25 h × 35 w in (59 × 89 cm) Signed, titled and dated to verso 'Xceron Painting #3 1957'. This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • Jean Xceron (Yiannis Xirocostas), Greek American (1890-1967) (AR)
    Apr. 08, 2022

    Jean Xceron (Yiannis Xirocostas), Greek American (1890-1967) (AR)

    Est: €500 - €800

    Jean Xceron (Yiannis Xirocostas), Greek American (1890-1967) (AR) Abstract, 1962, mixed media on paper, 55 x 75 cm. Signed and dated on the bottom right. Provenance Doyle Auction, New York, Lot 105, November 2, 2011. (unframed)

    Loudos Auctions
  • JEAN XCERON Ironstones.
    Mar. 10, 2022

    JEAN XCERON Ironstones.

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    JEAN XCERON Ironstones. Watercolor and ink on paper, 1960. 254x203 mm; 10x8 inches. Signed and dated in ink, lower right recto. Provenance: Camillos Kouros Gallery, New York, with the label on the frame back; private collection, New York. Xceron (1890-1967) emigrated from Greece to the United States when he was fourteen years old. He studied drawing at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington D.C. where he perfected his skills as a draftsman. However, after encounters with European modernism Xceron became fascinated with flat color, expressive distortion, and cubist renderings. He moved to New York in 1920, exhibiting in the New York Independents' exhibitions in 1921 and 1922, and spent many years in Paris in the late 20's and early 30's. His work underwent many stylistic changes throughout his life, though he is best-known for his dynamic compositions of geometric forms and vibrant colors. Xceron was also an active art critic, writing articles for the Boston Evening Transcript and the Paris edition of the Chicago Tribune.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Jean Xceron, Greek (1890-1967), Composition #326, 1951, oil on paper, 10 3/8"H x 6"W (sheet), 18 1/4"H x 14"W (frame)
    Feb. 19, 2022

    Jean Xceron, Greek (1890-1967), Composition #326, 1951, oil on paper, 10 3/8"H x 6"W (sheet), 18 1/4"H x 14"W (frame)

    Est: $1,200 - $1,800

    Jean Xceron Greek, (1890-1967) Composition #326, 1951 oil on paper signed lower left. Provenance: From a private collector, Indianapolis. A modernist artist who emigrated to America from Greece in 1904, when he was fourteen years old, Jean Xceron is described as having a reputation as an artist that has mysteriously fallen into obscurity---especially since he was reportedly quite prominent during his lifetime. However, a partial explanation of that omission is the fact that many of his papers and early records have been lost. He was a painter of biomorphic abstractions and did collages, which were influenced by Dadaism. Xceron was active in New York City when modernism was gaining influence. Of him during this period, it was written that his artistic role was "a vital link between what is commonly termed as the first-generation (the Stieglitz group, the Synchromists, etc.) and second-generation, the American Abstract Artists, the Transcendental Painting Group . . ." (Vrachopoulos) Because the abstract influence that moved into the New York art world after World War I went into abeyance during World War II, Xceron somehow has gotten classified as part of the second generation but omitted as part of the pioneers. However, examination of his paintings and knowledge of his activities indicate he was consistent with his unique abstract style from 1916 to 1932. After that, his work became totally abstract. He was born in Isary, Greece with the birth name of Yiannis Xirocostas. Upon arrival in America, he lived with various relatives around the country, and then between 1911 and 1912, studied at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington DC. At that point, he changed his surname to Xceron, and he was called John, which is the English translation for Yiannis. However, when he later studied in France, he was called Jean, the French equivalent of John, so those first names have been used interchangeably. The next year, after graduating from the Corcoran, Xceron moved to New York City. He, like many of his artist peers, was much influenced by the 1913 Armory Show, a venue that made provided many Americans their first exposure to modernist or abstract art, much of it imported from France. At that time, Xceron was affiliated with the artists around Alfred Stieglitz, who was about the only promoter of modern art in America, something he did through his New York City Gallery 291. Borrowing some of the abstract Armory Show works that Stieglitz had obtained, Xceron and some colleagues staged their own exhibition in Washington DC. This marked him and his group as being rebels, that is in violation of academic methods prescribed by those who set those standards at the National Academy of Design. Underscoring Xceron's commitment to non-traditional artwork was his membership in the Society of Independent Artists as well as his close association with Cubist painter Max Weber, Futurist painter Joseph Stella, and Dada Greek poet, Theodoros Dorros. In 1927, he went to Paris to further his art career, which included study at the Ecole des Beaux Arts; he remained for ten years, leaving as World War II approached. He earned money by writing art reviews for the European editions of the Chicago Herald Tribune, the New York Herald Tribune, and the Boston Evening Transcript. In this capacity, he became a link as a writer between the European avant-garde and the American public. But he also did much artwork that aligned him with the French modernist movements, and by the time he returned to the United States, his work was totally abstract. In 1938, he joined the American Abstract Artists, a group that was quite controversial in the 1940s and 50s in America because it was so different from the prevalent American Scene painting. Many of the Europeans artists fleeing Europe became associated with Xceron in New York City during the war years of the 1940s such as Fernand Leger and Piet Mondrian. In fact, Xceron was the person Mondrain first wrote to when he decided to leave Europe and needed help. Xceron's work was added to the collection of the Museum of Modern Art; he received a mural commission for Riker's Island under the Federal Art Project; and in the 1940s and 1950s, he was employed in a Registrar capacity by Hilla Rebay at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. In that position, he was able to do his own painting as well in his spare time, and he had gallery exhibitions and regular exposure at the Guggenheim in their non-objective shows. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, his work reflected Abstract Expressionism such as in the painting commission, Radar, he did for the University of Georgia. Jean Xceron died in 1967. Sources: Thalia Vrachopoulos, "Jean Xceron: Neglected Master and Revisionist Politics", PART, publication of A Society for the Promotion of Interdisciplianry Visual Culture.

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  • Jean Xceron Greek/American, 1890-1967 Two Figures, circa 1933
    Dec. 14, 2021

    Jean Xceron Greek/American, 1890-1967 Two Figures, circa 1933

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    Jean Xceron Greek/American, 1890-1967 Two Figures, circa 1933 Initialed J. X. (ll) Oil on canvas 18 x 12 1/8 inches (45.7 x 30.8 cm) C 

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  • Jean Xceron Greek/American, 1890-1967 Composition 14, circa 1931
    Dec. 07, 2021

    Jean Xceron Greek/American, 1890-1967 Composition 14, circa 1931

    Est: $400 - $600

    Jean Xceron Greek/American, 1890-1967 Composition 14, circa 1931 Signed Xceron (ll) Gouache and ink on paper 6 1/8 x 3 5/8 inches (15.6 x 9.2 cm) Provenance: Camillos Kouros Gallery, New York C 

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  • Jean Xceron (Yiannis Xirocostas), Greek American (1890-1967)
    Dec. 04, 2021

    Jean Xceron (Yiannis Xirocostas), Greek American (1890-1967)

    Est: €800 - €1,200

    Jean Xceron (Yiannis Xirocostas), Greek American (1890-1967) (AR), Abstract, 1962, mixed media on paper, 55 x 75 cm. Signed and dated on the bottom right. Provenance: Doyle Auction, New York, Lot 105, November 2, 2011. (unframed)

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  • JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) i) Composition 44, and ii) Untitled, (No. 69).
    Dec. 02, 2021

    JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) i) Composition 44, and ii) Untitled, (No. 69).

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    JEAN XCERON (1890 - 1967, GREEK/AMERICAN) i) Composition 44, and ii) Untitled, (No. 69). i) Ink and wash on paper tipped to secondary paper, 1934. Signed, Xceron, lower left. dated, 1934, on mount at lower left, and numbered 18, on mount at lower right. Inscribed, 44, on verso of mount. 127x89 mm; 5x3 1/2 inches. Provenance: Kouros Gallery, NY; Private collection. ii) Ink and gouache on tan paper laid to secondary paper, 1939. Signed, Xceron, lower right. Dated, 1939, on mount at lower left. 279x178 mm; 11x7 inches. Provenance: Kouros gallery, NY; Private collection, acquired from above May 1, 1986.

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  • Jean Xcéron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) Painting #402 (Réalisé en 1955signed (lower left); signed, titled and dated (on the reverse) oil on canvas)
    Nov. 24, 2021

    Jean Xcéron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) Painting #402 (Réalisé en 1955signed (lower left); signed, titled and dated (on the reverse) oil on canvas)

    Est: €7,000 - €9,000

    Jean Xcéron (Greek/American, 1890-1967) Painting #402 signé 'j.xceron' (en bas à gauche); signé titre et daté 'Jean Xceron / Painting 402, 1955' (au revers) huile sur toile 70 x 45cm (27 9/16 x 17 11/16in). Réalisé en 1955 signed (lower left); signed, titled and dated (on the reverse) oil on canvas For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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