Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024) - Composition Cobra
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Marcus de Vestele (1941–2024) – Composition Cobra, an original 1975 watercolor on paper, 41 × 31 cm, framed and sold with the frame, signed by the artist, Belgium.
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Marcus de Vestele – Cobra Composition – Watercolor on paper – circa 1975
Artist: Marcus de Vestele (1941–2024) – Belgium
Dimensions: Framed: 41 × 31 cm
Technique: Watercolor on paper
Presentation: Sold framed in an elegant light natural wood frame with a black mat.
Ready to hang.
Signature: Artist’s seal on the back: « Marcus de Voste le – Atelier de l’artiste »
Condition: Very good overall condition. Small, non-structural stains (visible in the photos). The frame and mat are in excellent condition.
Provenance: Artist’s studio collection
Period: Circa 1975
Description
Rare Cobra-era watercolor by Marcus de Vestele, dating to the mid-1970s. On a radiant, luminous yellow background, the artist unfolds a fantasmagorical and energetic composition typical of the Cobra movement. Expressive, spontaneous forms stand out: a large fantastical bird with bright red plumage and an intense gaze occupies the right side against a blue backdrop, while stylized, totemic, and hybrid silhouettes in blue-gray and black rise on the left and top of the composition, evoking mythical characters or creatures.
The gesture is free, colors are vivid and contrasted (yellow, blue, red, black), forms are simplified and powerful. This work perfectly embodies Cobra aesthetics: raw vitality, instinctive poetry, animal imagination, and expressive humanity.
Biography
Marcus de Vestele (1941–2024), born in Brussels, is a major figure in Belgian contemporary art. Internationally recognized for his monumental abstract marble sculptures (notably Carrara marble), he also developed a secret and intense painting practice.
His paintings, gouaches, and watercolors, often inspired by the Cobra spirit and created in the 1970s, were never exhibited during his lifetime. Kept in a secret studio, nearly 200 painted works were discovered by his family after his death in 2024. This revelation offers a new and fascinating perspective on his creative universe, where painting and sculpture dialogue in a single, expressive, colorful, and gestural pursuit. His watercolors, long unpublished, reveal great freshness, constant inventiveness, and an instinctive freedom that beautifully complements his sculpted work.
Marcus de Vestele – Cobra Composition – Watercolor on paper – circa 1975
Artist: Marcus de Vestele (1941–2024) – Belgium
Dimensions: Framed: 41 × 31 cm
Technique: Watercolor on paper
Presentation: Sold framed in an elegant light natural wood frame with a black mat.
Ready to hang.
Signature: Artist’s seal on the back: « Marcus de Voste le – Atelier de l’artiste »
Condition: Very good overall condition. Small, non-structural stains (visible in the photos). The frame and mat are in excellent condition.
Provenance: Artist’s studio collection
Period: Circa 1975
Description
Rare Cobra-era watercolor by Marcus de Vestele, dating to the mid-1970s. On a radiant, luminous yellow background, the artist unfolds a fantasmagorical and energetic composition typical of the Cobra movement. Expressive, spontaneous forms stand out: a large fantastical bird with bright red plumage and an intense gaze occupies the right side against a blue backdrop, while stylized, totemic, and hybrid silhouettes in blue-gray and black rise on the left and top of the composition, evoking mythical characters or creatures.
The gesture is free, colors are vivid and contrasted (yellow, blue, red, black), forms are simplified and powerful. This work perfectly embodies Cobra aesthetics: raw vitality, instinctive poetry, animal imagination, and expressive humanity.
Biography
Marcus de Vestele (1941–2024), born in Brussels, is a major figure in Belgian contemporary art. Internationally recognized for his monumental abstract marble sculptures (notably Carrara marble), he also developed a secret and intense painting practice.
His paintings, gouaches, and watercolors, often inspired by the Cobra spirit and created in the 1970s, were never exhibited during his lifetime. Kept in a secret studio, nearly 200 painted works were discovered by his family after his death in 2024. This revelation offers a new and fascinating perspective on his creative universe, where painting and sculpture dialogue in a single, expressive, colorful, and gestural pursuit. His watercolors, long unpublished, reveal great freshness, constant inventiveness, and an instinctive freedom that beautifully complements his sculpted work.
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Artist
Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024)
Sold with frame
Yes
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Owner or reseller
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Composition Cobra
Technique
Watercolour painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Belgium
Year
1975
Condition
Good condition
Height
31 cm
Width
41 cm
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Cobra
Period
1970-1980
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