Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024) - Composition Cobra
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Marcus de Vestele (Belgian, 1941–2024) created an original watercolour on paper (49 × 37 cm) titled Composition Cobra, dated 1975, signed MARCUS 75, in the Cobra style with an abstract gestural composition; unframed and from the artist's workshop provenance.
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Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024) - Abstract Cobra composition with gestural lines - Watercolor signed 1975
Characteristics :
• Artist : Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024) – Belgium
• Title : Abstract Cobra composition with gestural lines
• Technique : Watercolor on paper
• Dimensions : 49 × 37 cm
• Signature : Signed and dated « MARCUS 75 » at bottom right
• Provenance : Artist's studio collection (stamp “Atelier de l’artiste” on the reverse)
• Presentation : Sold unframed
• Period : 1975
Description of the work :
superb watercolor from 1975 by Marcus de Vestele, deeply imbued with the Cobra spirit. The artist here unfolds an abstract composition full of vitality, movement and expressive tension. A powerful network of gestural and calligraphic black lines structures the space, dialoguing with bright yellow areas, zones of warm and earthy orange, and beautiful blue and gray washes high up.
The dynamic and organic shapes, with strong contrasts, evoke silhouettes or hybrid elements in motion in a space charged with raw energy. The gesture is free, spontaneous, with overlaps, drips and smudges typical of this intense and secret creative period of the artist.
Authentic and rare work, kept in the artist's studio until its recent rediscovery.
Biography :
Marcus de Vestele (1941–2024), originally from Brussels, is a major figure of Belgian contemporary art. Internationally recognized for his monumental abstract marble sculptures (notably Carrara and other stones), which have marked numerous public spaces since the 1980s, he also developed a secret and intense pictorial 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 pictorial 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 converse in a shared expressive, colorful and gestural quest. His watercolors, long unseen, testify to great freshness, constant inventiveness and instinctive freedom that beautifully complement his sculpted work.
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About SR Fine Art
With nearly 28 years of experience in the art market, I am passionate about rediscovering artists’ studios and bringing their works to a wide audience on Catawiki.
I specialize in Belgian and European modern and contemporary art. My flagship collection is the studio archive of Robert Detheux (nearly 1,500 works on paper). I also offer surrealist drawings, beautiful abstract paintings from the 1950s, magnificent nude photographs by Michel Pinel, contemporary paintings, Cobra compositions, and works by Marcus de Vestele, Gundi Falk, René Mels, Eugène Eechaut and many others.
From intimate drawings to large formats, there is something for every taste and every budget. The vast majority of my auctions start at 1 € with no reserve price, giving everyone the chance to acquire unique pieces.
Every shipment is prepared with the utmost care using professional museum-quality packaging to ensure perfect condition upon arrival.
Join my growing community of satisfied clients and follow my new auctions to discover rare works from these exceptional studios.
Thank you for your trust and happy bidding!
SR Fine Art
Translated by Google TranslateMarcus de Vestele (1941-2024) - Abstract Cobra composition with gestural lines - Watercolor signed 1975
Characteristics :
• Artist : Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024) – Belgium
• Title : Abstract Cobra composition with gestural lines
• Technique : Watercolor on paper
• Dimensions : 49 × 37 cm
• Signature : Signed and dated « MARCUS 75 » at bottom right
• Provenance : Artist's studio collection (stamp “Atelier de l’artiste” on the reverse)
• Presentation : Sold unframed
• Period : 1975
Description of the work :
superb watercolor from 1975 by Marcus de Vestele, deeply imbued with the Cobra spirit. The artist here unfolds an abstract composition full of vitality, movement and expressive tension. A powerful network of gestural and calligraphic black lines structures the space, dialoguing with bright yellow areas, zones of warm and earthy orange, and beautiful blue and gray washes high up.
The dynamic and organic shapes, with strong contrasts, evoke silhouettes or hybrid elements in motion in a space charged with raw energy. The gesture is free, spontaneous, with overlaps, drips and smudges typical of this intense and secret creative period of the artist.
Authentic and rare work, kept in the artist's studio until its recent rediscovery.
Biography :
Marcus de Vestele (1941–2024), originally from Brussels, is a major figure of Belgian contemporary art. Internationally recognized for his monumental abstract marble sculptures (notably Carrara and other stones), which have marked numerous public spaces since the 1980s, he also developed a secret and intense pictorial 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 pictorial 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 converse in a shared expressive, colorful and gestural quest. His watercolors, long unseen, testify to great freshness, constant inventiveness and instinctive freedom that beautifully complement his sculpted work.
Seller's Story
About SR Fine Art
With nearly 28 years of experience in the art market, I am passionate about rediscovering artists’ studios and bringing their works to a wide audience on Catawiki.
I specialize in Belgian and European modern and contemporary art. My flagship collection is the studio archive of Robert Detheux (nearly 1,500 works on paper). I also offer surrealist drawings, beautiful abstract paintings from the 1950s, magnificent nude photographs by Michel Pinel, contemporary paintings, Cobra compositions, and works by Marcus de Vestele, Gundi Falk, René Mels, Eugène Eechaut and many others.
From intimate drawings to large formats, there is something for every taste and every budget. The vast majority of my auctions start at 1 € with no reserve price, giving everyone the chance to acquire unique pieces.
Every shipment is prepared with the utmost care using professional museum-quality packaging to ensure perfect condition upon arrival.
Join my growing community of satisfied clients and follow my new auctions to discover rare works from these exceptional studios.
Thank you for your trust and happy bidding!
SR Fine Art
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Artist
Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024)
Sold with frame
No
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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
37 cm
Width
49 cm
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Cobra
Period
1970-1980
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