Le songe d'Aphrodite

Details

Paul Delvaux (1897-1994)
Le songe d'Aphrodite
signed, dated and inscribed 'LE SONGE D'APHRODITE 2-2-76 P. DELVAUX.' (lower right)
gouache, watercolour, India ink and pen and ink on paper
27 1/2 x 36 5/8 in. (70.5 x 93.5 cm.)
Executed on 2 February 1976

Provenance

Private collection, by whom acquired directly from the artist.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Exhibited

Menton, Palais de l'Europe, Onzieme Biennale Internationale d'Art de Menton, Hommage à Paul Delvaux, July - September 1976, no. 21, n.p. (illustrated; titled 'Etude pour "Nuit sur la mer"' and with incorrect dimensions).

Special Notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

Sale Room Notice

Please note that this lot will be examined by the Fondation Paul Delvaux at their next committee meeting on 8 March 2018.

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Lot Essay

‘Woman lends a very special atmosphere to a painting. Though she may be reduced to a tiny part of the scene playing her plastic role in the composition as do other elements, she draws attention to herself and becomes the centre of the composition, while being simultaneously an integral part of the architecture of the painting.’ -Paul Delvaux

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