Jean-Luc Chalumeau is an art critic and historian; he teaches art interpretation at the Institut des carrières artistiques (ICART). He directed the journal OPUS International from 1981 to 1995, and then the journal Verso Arts et Lettres until 2010. He is also the author of numerous monographs published by Cercle d’Art, including Fauvism and Signac in the Let’s Discover Art collection, as well as writings on art such as The New Figuration, The X Pop, The Force of Art, History of Contemporary Art (Klincksieck), and now Van Gogh.