Jean Clair, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jean Clair

French journalist

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1940

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Profession: writer, art historian, journalist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Jean Clair (French: [kl??]) is the nom de plume (pen name) of Gérard Régnier (born 20 October 1940 in Paris, France).
Clair is an essayist, a polemicist, an art historian, an art conservator, and a member of the Académie française since May, 2008.
He was, for many years, the director of the Picasso Museum in Paris.
Among the milestones of his long and productive career is a comprehensive catalog of the works of Balthus.
He was also the director of the Venice Biennale in 1995.