ID 717778
Lot 106 | PAUL DELVAUX (1897-1994)
Estimate value
£ 80 000 – 120 000
La tente rouge
signed, dated and inscribed 'P. DELVAUX ST. IDESBALD 1-8-66' (lower right)
watercolour, wash, pen and India ink and pencil on paper
22 1⁄2 x 31 in. (57.2 x 79.5 cm.)
Executed on 1 August 1966
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist in April 1968, and thence by descent to the present owners.
Exhibited
Ixelles, Muse´e d'Ixelles, Paul Delvaux au Muse´e d'Ixelles, 1967, no. 106.
Brussels, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Paul Delvaux, March - July 1997, no. 220, p. 283 (illustrated).
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Post Lot Text
The Paul Delvaux Foundation has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
| Artist: | Paul Delvaux (1897 - 1994) |
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| Applied technique: | Painted, Watercolor |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Surrealism |
| Genre: | Allegory |
| Place of origin: | Belgium, Western Europe, Europe |
| Artist: | Paul Delvaux (1897 - 1994) |
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| Applied technique: | Painted, Watercolor |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Surrealism |
| Genre: | Allegory |
| Place of origin: | Belgium, Western Europe, Europe |
| Address of auction |
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