Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024) - Composition Cobra à la silhouette rouge
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Marcus de Vestele (1941–2024), Composition Cobra with the red silhouette, watercolour on paper (gouache and ink), 49 × 39 cm, original edition, 1975, Belgium.
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Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024)
Cobra silhouette with red profile
Watercolor, gouache and ink on paper, circa 1975
Signature: Not signed on the front.
Studio stamp on the back: « Marcus de Vestele – Atelier de l’artiste »
Dimensions: 49 × 39 cm
Sold unframed
Condition:
Good overall condition. Slight age-related traces and marginal stains, typical of a workshop piece from the 1970s. Paper slightly wavy in places.
Provenance: Artist’s studio of Marcus de Vestele.
Description:
Beautiful gestural composition with Cobra spirit by Marcus de Vestele, created around 1975.
On a luminous yellow background, the artist unfolds a scene almost theatrical, between interior and mental landscape. On the left, a dark structure with vertical hatching — window, radiator or architectural volume — anchors the space, from which a line of black ink escapes.
Orange and gray masses confront each other, treated in broad gestures.
On the right, a red-orange vertical silhouette, almost totemic, rises facing a gray arched form.
A band of intense blue closes the right edge, like a curtain or a frame. In the upper left, an orange-red swirl adds heat and movement.
The treatment is typically Cobra: spontaneity of gesture, pure and contrasted colors (yellow, orange, red, blue, black), constant tension between elemental figuration and abstraction.
The small red figure gives the whole a human presence, at once fragile and monumental.
A colorful, dynamic work representative of Marcus de Vestele’s paper production in the 1970s, directly from the artist’s studio.
Biography
Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024) is a major Belgian artist, primarily recognized as a marble sculptor (notably in Carrara and with Bardiglio marble).
Alongside his sculptural practice, he developed throughout his life a significant pictorial production, long kept confidential and today sought after by collectors.
Strongly influenced by the Cobra movement (Karel Appel, Asger Jorn, Pierre Alechinsky, Corneille, Constant…), Marcus de Vestele drew on it to create abstract-figurative compositions of great expressive power.
His paper works from the 1970s are characterized by spontaneous line, free gestural energy, and a constant tension between figuration and abstraction.
His drawings, washes and gouaches combine the precision of a sculptor with the lyrical, gestural explosion characteristic of Cobra. Directly from the studio, this paper production constitutes an essential and singular facet of his work, occupying a unique place in Belgian art of the second half of the 20th century.
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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)
Cobra silhouette with red profile
Watercolor, gouache and ink on paper, circa 1975
Signature: Not signed on the front.
Studio stamp on the back: « Marcus de Vestele – Atelier de l’artiste »
Dimensions: 49 × 39 cm
Sold unframed
Condition:
Good overall condition. Slight age-related traces and marginal stains, typical of a workshop piece from the 1970s. Paper slightly wavy in places.
Provenance: Artist’s studio of Marcus de Vestele.
Description:
Beautiful gestural composition with Cobra spirit by Marcus de Vestele, created around 1975.
On a luminous yellow background, the artist unfolds a scene almost theatrical, between interior and mental landscape. On the left, a dark structure with vertical hatching — window, radiator or architectural volume — anchors the space, from which a line of black ink escapes.
Orange and gray masses confront each other, treated in broad gestures.
On the right, a red-orange vertical silhouette, almost totemic, rises facing a gray arched form.
A band of intense blue closes the right edge, like a curtain or a frame. In the upper left, an orange-red swirl adds heat and movement.
The treatment is typically Cobra: spontaneity of gesture, pure and contrasted colors (yellow, orange, red, blue, black), constant tension between elemental figuration and abstraction.
The small red figure gives the whole a human presence, at once fragile and monumental.
A colorful, dynamic work representative of Marcus de Vestele’s paper production in the 1970s, directly from the artist’s studio.
Biography
Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024) is a major Belgian artist, primarily recognized as a marble sculptor (notably in Carrara and with Bardiglio marble).
Alongside his sculptural practice, he developed throughout his life a significant pictorial production, long kept confidential and today sought after by collectors.
Strongly influenced by the Cobra movement (Karel Appel, Asger Jorn, Pierre Alechinsky, Corneille, Constant…), Marcus de Vestele drew on it to create abstract-figurative compositions of great expressive power.
His paper works from the 1970s are characterized by spontaneous line, free gestural energy, and a constant tension between figuration and abstraction.
His drawings, washes and gouaches combine the precision of a sculptor with the lyrical, gestural explosion characteristic of Cobra. Directly from the studio, this paper production constitutes an essential and singular facet of his work, occupying a unique place in Belgian art of the second half of the 20th century.
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
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Owner or reseller
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Composition Cobra à la silhouette rouge
Technique
Watercolour painting
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
Belgium
Year
1975
Condition
Good condition
Height
39 cm
Width
49 cm
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Cobra
Period
1970-1980
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