Jean-Claude Lebensztejn is a French

art historian Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...

and

art critic An art critic is a person who is specialized in analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating art. Their written critiques or reviews contribute to art criticism and they are published in newspapers, magazines, books, exhibition brochures, and catalogue ...

, formerly a professor at University of Paris I-Pantéon-Sorbonne. Lebensztejn is one of the most remarkable representatives of the now older generation of French art theorists, sometimes cited as a pioneer of

structuralism In sociology, anthropology, archaeology, history, philosophy, and linguistics, structuralism is a general theory of culture and methodology that implies that elements of human culture must be understood by way of their relationship to a broader ...

. His contribution to a historically critical evaluation of sources for 20th-century art is considerable; see his recent book on Cézanne (Paris 2005).

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*''Locus focus: Jean-Pierre Criqui talks with Jean-Claude Lebensztejn'' - Interview by Jean-Pierre Criqui, in: ArtForum, June, 2003 Living people Academic staff of the University of Paris French art historians French male non-fiction writers Year of birth missing (living people) {{France-art-historian-stub