Silvin Bronkart (1915-1967) - Fleuve profond - 1960
09
days
11
hours
09
minutes
34
seconds
No bids placed
Catawiki Buyer Protection
Your payment’s safe with us until you receive your object.View details
Trustpilot 4.4 | 127923 reviews
Rated Excellent on Trustpilot.
Silvin Bronkart (1915–1967), a Belgian abstract artist, presents Fleuve profond – 1960, a mixed-media painting on panel (82 × 62 cm), signed, original edition, sold with its frame, in good condition.
AI-assisted summary
Description from the seller
Artist: Silvin Bronkart (1915–1967) – Belgium
Title: Deep River
Date: 1960
Technique: Painting on panel
Dimensions: 82 × 62 cm
Signature: Handwritten artist’s signature on the back
Inscriptions: “Bonne année 1960”, “Fleuve profond”, signature Silvin, and date 1960
Provenance: Collection of the artist’s daughter
(direct provenance, work remained in the family)
Referencing: Listed in the artist’s online catalog raisonné https://art-info.be/oeuvres/fleuve-profond
Framing: Simple original wooden frame
Description
Deep River illustrates the artist's full maturity, a period when his pictorial language achieves a lyrical intensity and remarkable chromatic depth.
The composition, dominated by deep blues and incandescent orange tones, evokes a fluid, moving space, traversed by light.
The layers of paint, applied in successive glazes, create an effect of almost organic depth. The pictorial material, at times dense, at times translucent, suggests an inner movement, a circulation of energy that gives the whole a meditative dimension.
The title, Deep River, finds direct resonance here in the very structure of the work: a chromatic flow where transparency, density, and luminous vibration mingle. Bronkart explores the boundary between abstraction and suggestion, transforming color into spiritual language.
Condition report
The work presents in good overall condition.
The panel is stable and the pictorial surface generally well preserved.
There are a few small losses of paint and very fine, non-serious scratches, mainly in the dark areas. These alterations remain minor and do not affect the reading or aesthetic integrity of the piece.
The simple original wooden frame shows signs of use and slight scratches, consistent with the age of the work. The overall piece remains cohesive and authentic in appearance.
Provenance and documentation
Directly from the artist’s daughter, this work benefits from continuous, authenticated traceability.
It is listed in Silvin Bronkart’s online catalog raisonné, confirming its official inclusion in the artist’s corpus.
No known public exhibition is associated with this piece, giving it an air of novelty on the market.
Biography
Silvin Bronkart (1915–1967) holds an essential place in the history of Belgian abstraction. Active in Liège, he was a leading figure in postwar artistic renewal and a founding member of the group “Reality Cobra,” which extended the CoBrA spirit into the Belgian context.
His work, marked by a tension between rigorous construction and gestural freedom, explores the inner structure of form and the dynamics of color. In the 1950s, he pursued architecturally oriented abstraction, before evolving from 1960 onward toward a more intuitive and luminous painting, where matter becomes the vehicle of emotion.
Deep River fully embodies this evolution: a mature work where color, light, and depth combine to express the inner dimension of Walloon modernity.
Artwork: Deep River, 1960
Artist: Silvin Bronkart (1915–1967)
Provenance: Direct family collection
Status: Work listed in the artist’s online catalog raisonné
A rare and poetic piece, witness to Silvin Bronkart’s final creative period, where painting becomes a space of resonance between light, matter, and silence.
Artist: Silvin Bronkart (1915–1967) – Belgium
Title: Deep River
Date: 1960
Technique: Painting on panel
Dimensions: 82 × 62 cm
Signature: Handwritten artist’s signature on the back
Inscriptions: “Bonne année 1960”, “Fleuve profond”, signature Silvin, and date 1960
Provenance: Collection of the artist’s daughter
(direct provenance, work remained in the family)
Referencing: Listed in the artist’s online catalog raisonné https://art-info.be/oeuvres/fleuve-profond
Framing: Simple original wooden frame
Description
Deep River illustrates the artist's full maturity, a period when his pictorial language achieves a lyrical intensity and remarkable chromatic depth.
The composition, dominated by deep blues and incandescent orange tones, evokes a fluid, moving space, traversed by light.
The layers of paint, applied in successive glazes, create an effect of almost organic depth. The pictorial material, at times dense, at times translucent, suggests an inner movement, a circulation of energy that gives the whole a meditative dimension.
The title, Deep River, finds direct resonance here in the very structure of the work: a chromatic flow where transparency, density, and luminous vibration mingle. Bronkart explores the boundary between abstraction and suggestion, transforming color into spiritual language.
Condition report
The work presents in good overall condition.
The panel is stable and the pictorial surface generally well preserved.
There are a few small losses of paint and very fine, non-serious scratches, mainly in the dark areas. These alterations remain minor and do not affect the reading or aesthetic integrity of the piece.
The simple original wooden frame shows signs of use and slight scratches, consistent with the age of the work. The overall piece remains cohesive and authentic in appearance.
Provenance and documentation
Directly from the artist’s daughter, this work benefits from continuous, authenticated traceability.
It is listed in Silvin Bronkart’s online catalog raisonné, confirming its official inclusion in the artist’s corpus.
No known public exhibition is associated with this piece, giving it an air of novelty on the market.
Biography
Silvin Bronkart (1915–1967) holds an essential place in the history of Belgian abstraction. Active in Liège, he was a leading figure in postwar artistic renewal and a founding member of the group “Reality Cobra,” which extended the CoBrA spirit into the Belgian context.
His work, marked by a tension between rigorous construction and gestural freedom, explores the inner structure of form and the dynamics of color. In the 1950s, he pursued architecturally oriented abstraction, before evolving from 1960 onward toward a more intuitive and luminous painting, where matter becomes the vehicle of emotion.
Deep River fully embodies this evolution: a mature work where color, light, and depth combine to express the inner dimension of Walloon modernity.
Artwork: Deep River, 1960
Artist: Silvin Bronkart (1915–1967)
Provenance: Direct family collection
Status: Work listed in the artist’s online catalog raisonné
A rare and poetic piece, witness to Silvin Bronkart’s final creative period, where painting becomes a space of resonance between light, matter, and silence.
Details
Artist
Silvin Bronkart (1915-1967)
Sold with frame
Yes
Sold by
Owner or reseller
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Fleuve profond - 1960
Technique
Mixed media
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
Belgium
Year
1960
Condition
Good condition
Height
82 cm
Width
62 cm
Style
Abstract
Period
1950-1960
Sold by
