Paul Delvaux 1897 - 1994

Collection particulière, Bruxelles
Acquis auprès du précédent au début des années 1980

Ferrare, Gallerie Civiche d'Arte Moderna, Palazzo dei Diamanti, Paul Delvaux, 1986, no. 77 (titré Deux femmes)
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Municipal Art Museum, Paul Delvaux, 1988, no. 49 (décrit comme aquarelle-dessin)

Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down. The sheet is fixed to the over-mount along the edges, which are slightly irregular. There are remnants of old framer's tape and some scattered media marks on the reverse which are inherent to the artistic process and faintly visible through the sheet. A close inspection reveals a tiny line of surface abrasion to the sheet along the lower edge, towards the lower left corner. The original colour of the paper has been preserved along the lower and right edges due to an overlap of old framer's tape on the reverse which has since been removed. Apart from some general time-staining and tiny scattered spots of faint foxing, this work is in very good original condition.
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signed and dated 1-43 ; pen and India ink on paper. Executed in January 1943.