Robert Detheux (1932-2010) - Portrait de chat surréaliste - 2005
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Robert Detheux, a Belgian artist, presents Portrait Surréaliste de Chat, a 2005 mixed‑media drawing on paper (53 × 35.5 cm) signed and dated 2005, Original edition in good condition.
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Title: Robert Detheux (1932-2010) - Surrealist Portrait of a Cat - Mixed media on paper, 2005
Artist: Robert Detheux (Brussels, 1932-2010)
Title of the work: Surrealist Portrait of a Cat
Date: 2005
Technique: Mixed media on paper (sanguine, pencil, white highlights, rubbing and texture effects on patinated paper)
Dimensions: 53 × 35.5 cm
Condition: Good condition. The irregularities, stains and patina of the paper are intentional by the artist to enhance the old, dreamlike, palimpsestic aspect of the work (clearly visible in the photos).
Sold unframed.
Signature: Signed “Detheux” and dated “2005” bottom right.
Provenance: Artist’s studio collection.
Description:
Fascinating surrealist cat portrait by Robert Detheux (2005). This hybrid figure, midway between animal and human, with large expressive eyes and a head crowned with flowing lines, is treated with great sensitivity in sanguine. The work exudes a mysterious, poetic and slightly anthropomorphic presence, typical of the artist’s dreamlike universe.
This drawing perfectly illustrates the highly sought-after 2005 period for introspective portraits and hybrid figures. The texture effects, rubbings and the patina of the support create a timeless atmosphere, like a face emerging from a dream or from an ancient manuscript. A piece that is at once tender, strange and captivating, testifying to Detheux’s mastery of line and psychological depth.
Artist biography:
Robert Detheux (Brussels, 1932-2010) is a major Belgian artist, a distinctive and exacting figure in post-war Belgian art, closely associated with surrealist and Dadaist currents while developing a deeply personal and independent language.
A graduate of the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels in fine arts, he pursued a parallel career as a painter and graphic arts teacher. From the 1950s onward, he established himself on the Belgian art scene through his involvement in avant-garde movements, while cultivating a powerful, subversive and poetic body of work.
His work is characterized by a constant attention to the human figure, the materiality of drawing, and the zones of tension between form, psyche and abstraction. His fragmented portraits, hybrid figures, symbolic compositions and chromatic explorations testify to great plastic freedom, subversive poetry and constant innovation.
From the 1960s to the 1980s, he developed large dark compositions enriched with clear calligraphy.
Beginning in the 2000s (a period particularly favored on the market for the expressive intensity of his portraits), Detheux devoted himself more to spectral, hybrid and poetic figures, executed with exceptional mastery of drawing and matter (pastel, sanguine, chalk, highlights on marouflaged or crumpled paper).
His personal dreamlike universe blends black humor, discreet eroticism, psychological depth and a constant questioning of the human face and the unconscious. His mixed-media works on paper or canvas are renowned for their textural richness, finesse of line, and their enduring capacity to captivate the viewer’s gaze.
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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 TranslateTitle: Robert Detheux (1932-2010) - Surrealist Portrait of a Cat - Mixed media on paper, 2005
Artist: Robert Detheux (Brussels, 1932-2010)
Title of the work: Surrealist Portrait of a Cat
Date: 2005
Technique: Mixed media on paper (sanguine, pencil, white highlights, rubbing and texture effects on patinated paper)
Dimensions: 53 × 35.5 cm
Condition: Good condition. The irregularities, stains and patina of the paper are intentional by the artist to enhance the old, dreamlike, palimpsestic aspect of the work (clearly visible in the photos).
Sold unframed.
Signature: Signed “Detheux” and dated “2005” bottom right.
Provenance: Artist’s studio collection.
Description:
Fascinating surrealist cat portrait by Robert Detheux (2005). This hybrid figure, midway between animal and human, with large expressive eyes and a head crowned with flowing lines, is treated with great sensitivity in sanguine. The work exudes a mysterious, poetic and slightly anthropomorphic presence, typical of the artist’s dreamlike universe.
This drawing perfectly illustrates the highly sought-after 2005 period for introspective portraits and hybrid figures. The texture effects, rubbings and the patina of the support create a timeless atmosphere, like a face emerging from a dream or from an ancient manuscript. A piece that is at once tender, strange and captivating, testifying to Detheux’s mastery of line and psychological depth.
Artist biography:
Robert Detheux (Brussels, 1932-2010) is a major Belgian artist, a distinctive and exacting figure in post-war Belgian art, closely associated with surrealist and Dadaist currents while developing a deeply personal and independent language.
A graduate of the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels in fine arts, he pursued a parallel career as a painter and graphic arts teacher. From the 1950s onward, he established himself on the Belgian art scene through his involvement in avant-garde movements, while cultivating a powerful, subversive and poetic body of work.
His work is characterized by a constant attention to the human figure, the materiality of drawing, and the zones of tension between form, psyche and abstraction. His fragmented portraits, hybrid figures, symbolic compositions and chromatic explorations testify to great plastic freedom, subversive poetry and constant innovation.
From the 1960s to the 1980s, he developed large dark compositions enriched with clear calligraphy.
Beginning in the 2000s (a period particularly favored on the market for the expressive intensity of his portraits), Detheux devoted himself more to spectral, hybrid and poetic figures, executed with exceptional mastery of drawing and matter (pastel, sanguine, chalk, highlights on marouflaged or crumpled paper).
His personal dreamlike universe blends black humor, discreet eroticism, psychological depth and a constant questioning of the human face and the unconscious. His mixed-media works on paper or canvas are renowned for their textural richness, finesse of line, and their enduring capacity to captivate the viewer’s gaze.
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
Robert Detheux (1932-2010)
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Owner or reseller
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Portrait de chat surréaliste - 2005
Technique
Mixed media
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Belgium
Year
2005
Condition
Good condition
Height
53 cm
Width
35.5 cm
Style
Surrealism
Period
2000-2010
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