Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024) - Grande Composition Cobra
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Marcus de Vestele, Grande Composition Cobra, an original 1975 aquarelle with ink on paper, 58.5 × 43 cm, hand-signed, Belgian, depicting a daytime Cobra scene.
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Cobra Composition (circa 1975)
Artist: Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024)
• Technique: Watercolor and ink on paper
• Dimensions: 58.5 cm x 43 cm
• Signature: Workshop stamp “Marcus de Vestele - Atelier de l’artiste” on the back
• Condition: Good overall condition. Vivid colors well preserved. Some natural paper marks related to the watercolor technique (slight waviness and small blotches of support, typical of works on paper from this period).
• Presentation: Sold unframed
• Provenance: Artist’s studio (private collection / studio fonds)
• Period: Circa 1975
Description:
This large, vibrant watercolor by Marcus de Vestele, created around 1975, is a powerful Cobra Composition. In a generous format (58.5 × 43 cm), the artist unleashes explosive energy with a bold palette dominated by intense yellows, orange-reds, deep blues, and structuring blacks.
The abstract shapes, dynamic lines, and color splotches create a strong rhythm and great vitality, typical of the Cobra movement that Marcus de Vestele deeply draws inspiration from. The free gesture, spontaneity, and expressive force make this work a beautiful example of the lyrical and material abstraction he developed secretly in the 1970s.
Decorative and full of life, it would find a perfect place in a collection of Belgian modern art or works related to the Cobra movement.
Artist Biography:
Marcus de Vestele (1941–2024), originally from Brussels, is a major figure in Belgian contemporary art. Internationally recognized for his monumental abstract marble sculptures (notably from Carrara), 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 in his lifetime. Held 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 dialogue in a shared expressive, colorful, and gestural pursuit. His watercolors, long unseen, testify to a great freshness, constant inventiveness, and instinctive freedom that beautifully complements his sculpted work.
Trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, he established himself from the 1960s as a major sculptor.
Meanwhile, from 1963 to the early 1980s, he developed in the absolute secrecy of his studio a pictorial practice of total freedom and remarkable audacity, deeply influenced by the Cobra movement: spontaneity of gesture, explosive colors, organic forms, and a radical rejection of academicism.
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
Translated by Google TranslateCobra Composition (circa 1975)
Artist: Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024)
• Technique: Watercolor and ink on paper
• Dimensions: 58.5 cm x 43 cm
• Signature: Workshop stamp “Marcus de Vestele - Atelier de l’artiste” on the back
• Condition: Good overall condition. Vivid colors well preserved. Some natural paper marks related to the watercolor technique (slight waviness and small blotches of support, typical of works on paper from this period).
• Presentation: Sold unframed
• Provenance: Artist’s studio (private collection / studio fonds)
• Period: Circa 1975
Description:
This large, vibrant watercolor by Marcus de Vestele, created around 1975, is a powerful Cobra Composition. In a generous format (58.5 × 43 cm), the artist unleashes explosive energy with a bold palette dominated by intense yellows, orange-reds, deep blues, and structuring blacks.
The abstract shapes, dynamic lines, and color splotches create a strong rhythm and great vitality, typical of the Cobra movement that Marcus de Vestele deeply draws inspiration from. The free gesture, spontaneity, and expressive force make this work a beautiful example of the lyrical and material abstraction he developed secretly in the 1970s.
Decorative and full of life, it would find a perfect place in a collection of Belgian modern art or works related to the Cobra movement.
Artist Biography:
Marcus de Vestele (1941–2024), originally from Brussels, is a major figure in Belgian contemporary art. Internationally recognized for his monumental abstract marble sculptures (notably from Carrara), 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 in his lifetime. Held 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 dialogue in a shared expressive, colorful, and gestural pursuit. His watercolors, long unseen, testify to a great freshness, constant inventiveness, and instinctive freedom that beautifully complements his sculpted work.
Trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, he established himself from the 1960s as a major sculptor.
Meanwhile, from 1963 to the early 1980s, he developed in the absolute secrecy of his studio a pictorial practice of total freedom and remarkable audacity, deeply influenced by the Cobra movement: spontaneity of gesture, explosive colors, organic forms, and a radical rejection of academicism.
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
Grande Composition Cobra
Technique
Watercolour painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Belgium
Year
1975
Condition
Good condition
Height
43 cm
Width
58.5 cm
Depiction/theme
Day scene
Style
Cobra
Period
1970-1980
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