Jean Pfaff
Born in 1945.
Jean Pfaff is presented in the documentation as an artist engaged in constructive painting and monochrome work, whose practice also encompasses colour concepts applied to architecture. From his student days onward, he pursued an in-depth study of colour theory, a concern that informs his research into space and colour as described in the available entries.
His training began with an apprenticeship as a building draughtsman in Basel, which he completed from 1960 to 1963. He then pursued higher studies at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste München (1965–1967), followed by the Staatliche Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg, until 1968. The teachers mentioned in connection with these years of higher study include Almir Mavignier and Max Bill.
The documentation records the award of several grants, including a federal art grant in 1968, 1974 and 1975. In 1986, he was among the co-founders of Edition Cestio, a Basel-based publishing house for original prints.
Alongside his painting, he carried out numerous colour interventions in the field of architecture and accompanied them with publications on these subjects. According to the available information, his works have been presented in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Switzerland and abroad. The documentation also notes the presence of his work in several public collections, without providing a detailed list.
For further documentary research, a SIKART entry (identifier 4000512) is available, along with complementary entries in the Sammlung Kunstkredit Basel‑Stadt, Artnet, Deutsche Biographie and WorldCat.
In summary, the material assembled presents an approach centred on colour as a spatial device—between monochrome painting and architectural colour interventions—supported by an academic trajectory and the editorial and institutional commitments attested to above.
