In the nineteen forties the French artist Jean Dubuffet discovered Mister Wolfli's works and other artists like him.

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Jean Dubuffet soon started collecting this kind of art made by mental patients, prisoners and even children.

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Kings Point Police were able to track the Dubuffet to an Oakland, Calif.

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"They certainly play on form from traditional African art, but have a strong connection to modern and contemporary art, " he said, citing comparisons to Pablo Picasso, Jean Dubuffet and Georges Braque.

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