JEAN GUITTON (1901-1999). Funérailles d'éve, mixed media sig - Lot 270

JEAN GUITTON (1901-1999). Funérailles d'éve, mixed media signed, titled and dated. Dimensions: 88 x 70 cm. PROVENANCE: Galerie Marie-Therese BOYRIE. Jean Guitton is a French Catholic philosopher, theologian and writer. He was born on August 18, 1901 in Saint-Étienne, Loire, France, and died on March 21, 1999 in Paris at the age of 97. Guitton is known as one of the last great Catholic philosophers. He studied at the Lycée du Parc in Lyon and later attended the prestigious École Normale Supérieure in Paris. Throughout his life, Guitton received many honors and awards. As a philosopher, Guitton explored the intersection between human faith and logic. He has written extensively on a variety of subjects, including philosophy, exegesis and autobiography. Guitton's works aimed to establish rigorous links between reason and faith, reflecting his deep Catholic convictions.