Paul Delvaux

'Confidences' From Souvenirs de Portraits d'Artistes

1972

Georges Braque Profil de Femme Original lithograph in colors on paper Mourlout Souvenirs de Portraits d'Artistes 1972

Marc Chagall Abraham and Sarah from "Verve Vol. VIII" From the rare limited edition Editions de la Revue VERVE, Paris The Bible Original double sided lithograph on paper 1956 Mint C...

The Secret 1966 Lithograph on wove paper with watermark arches 20in x 25in (64cm x 50cm), paper size 29inx22in and (39inx33in) framed under glass. Pencil signed and numbered, edition 34/75. Ref. no. 4, in: Cahier Paul Delvaux, no. 1, printed by Mourlot, published by Galerie Bateau Lavoir, Paris. Paul Delvaux, (born September 23, 1897, Antheit, Liège, Belgium—died July 20, 1994, Veurne), Belgian Surrealist painter and printmaker whose canvases typically portray transfixed nudes and skeletons in mysterious settings. From 1920 to 1924 Delvaux studied architecture and painting at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. His early work was influenced by Post-Impressionism and Expressionism, but after discovering the work of Salvador Dalí, Giorgio de Chirico, and his fellow Belgian René Magritte, Delvaux converted to a Surrealist style in the mid-1930s. He traveled through Italy before World War II, and the Classical architecture he encountered there developed into recurring motifs in his work. During that trip he was also greatly influenced by early 16th-century Italian Mannerist...

A very good impression of this large and scarce etching. 1969. Signed and numbered 8/50 in pencil. Printed by Lacourière, Paris. Catalogue reference: Jacob 29