from 1944 on limbour wrote innumerable essays, catalogue introductions and reviews about art, as well as books on masson and dubuffet. in 1943 limbour took the writer and critic jean paulhan to the studio of jean dubuffet, whose work was then unknown. this meeting was a decisive moment in dubuffet’s career. paulhan introduced dubuffet to the gallery owner rené drouin, and the artist had his first public show the following year.