French Ambassador to Austria Opens Exhibition for "Jean Egger - Revolutionary of Modern Painting" in Linz

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The French Ambassador to Austria, Gilles Pécout, opened the exhibition "Jean Egger - Revolutionary of Modern Painting" in the Lentos Museum in Linz with a speech praising his influence on modern art.

French Ambassador Gilles Pecout Opened the Exhibition "Jean Egger - Revolutionary of Modern Painting" at the Lentos Art Museum in Linz / Picture: © www.bundespraesident.at / Peter Lechner / HBF and Lukas Hardt-Stremayr

The French Ambassador to Austria, Gilles Pécout, opened the exhibition "Jean Egger - Revolutionary of Modern Painting" in the Lentos Museum in Linz on Thursday, January 26, 2023, in the presence of the director, Hemma Schmutz, and the exhibition curator, Brigitte Reutner- Doneu.

In his speech, the ambassador paid tribute to the career of this Austrian painter (1897-1934), who…