Robert Detheux (1932-2010) - Portrait bleu au voile – vers 2005
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Robert Detheux (1932–2010) Portrait bleu au voile – circa 2005, mixed media on paper, 58 × 44 cm, signed, original edition, Belgium, in good condition.
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Robert Detheux (1932-2010) – Blue Portrait with Veil – circa 2005
Artist: Robert Detheux (Brussels, 1932 – Tournai, 2010)
Title of the work: Blue Portrait with Veil
Date: Circa 2005. Signed
Signature: Signed “Detheux” at the bottom right.
Technique: Ink, blue wash and white chalk on crumpled paper. The hair is a curtain of pen strokes. The face has been tinted blue, the eyes highlighted in white, the forehead crossed by a band of black dots. The paper, folded, retains horizontal creases.
Dimensions: 58 × 44 cm
Condition: Good overall. The line is clear, the blue is held, the signature legible. Crumpled studio paper, visible horizontal creases, grain and retouchings, no major tears. The folds are part of the sheet.
Sold unframed.
Provenance: Artist’s studio fonds (acquired directly).
Description:
Grand portrait from the last period. The face is not described: it is barred. At the top, hair in straight, tight lines that fall over the forehead like a curtain. Under it, a band of black dots crosses the eyes. The pupils, reworked in white, remain visible behind. The veil does not hide. It filters.
The nose and mouth are barely indicated, in white, against the blue. The neck and shoulder descend, reworked with chalk, without being closed off. The crumpled paper, with its horizontal folds, divides the figure into registers. The head, the veil, the bust are not on the same plane.
The blue, the black of the lines and the brown of the support are enough. No décor. We are in the portraits of the 2000s: appearance, restrained gaze, figure not fully given. Here, the gaze nevertheless passes.
Signed, undated, of good size: a sheet characteristic of the latest manner, for connoisseurs of Belgian drawing sensitive to filtered faces and studio blues.
Artist biography:
Born in Brussels in 1932 and died in Tournai in 2010, Robert Detheux is a singular figure of Belgian art in the 20th century.
A graduate of the Saint-Luc Institute in the Beaux-Arts in Brussels, he taught graphic expression at the Academy of Tournai until 1996, while pursuing a personal body of work of great coherence.
From the 1950s, he established himself with a surrealist and highly personal graphic language. He received the Young Belgian Painting Prize in 1953, 1954 and 1971.
The following decades deepen the same territory. 1970s: body and face, hybrid figures, textures. 1980s-1990s: grotesque, eroticism, black humor. 2000-2010: spectral portraits, apparitions, creatures. This sheet belongs to this last period.
Little exposed during his lifetime, Detheux worked freely. The unveiling of his studio collection (about 1,500 works) made this coherence visible.
His drawing, demanding and immediately recognizable, today attracts collectors of Belgian surrealism in Belgium, Spain and Europe.
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 TranslateRobert Detheux (1932-2010) – Blue Portrait with Veil – circa 2005
Artist: Robert Detheux (Brussels, 1932 – Tournai, 2010)
Title of the work: Blue Portrait with Veil
Date: Circa 2005. Signed
Signature: Signed “Detheux” at the bottom right.
Technique: Ink, blue wash and white chalk on crumpled paper. The hair is a curtain of pen strokes. The face has been tinted blue, the eyes highlighted in white, the forehead crossed by a band of black dots. The paper, folded, retains horizontal creases.
Dimensions: 58 × 44 cm
Condition: Good overall. The line is clear, the blue is held, the signature legible. Crumpled studio paper, visible horizontal creases, grain and retouchings, no major tears. The folds are part of the sheet.
Sold unframed.
Provenance: Artist’s studio fonds (acquired directly).
Description:
Grand portrait from the last period. The face is not described: it is barred. At the top, hair in straight, tight lines that fall over the forehead like a curtain. Under it, a band of black dots crosses the eyes. The pupils, reworked in white, remain visible behind. The veil does not hide. It filters.
The nose and mouth are barely indicated, in white, against the blue. The neck and shoulder descend, reworked with chalk, without being closed off. The crumpled paper, with its horizontal folds, divides the figure into registers. The head, the veil, the bust are not on the same plane.
The blue, the black of the lines and the brown of the support are enough. No décor. We are in the portraits of the 2000s: appearance, restrained gaze, figure not fully given. Here, the gaze nevertheless passes.
Signed, undated, of good size: a sheet characteristic of the latest manner, for connoisseurs of Belgian drawing sensitive to filtered faces and studio blues.
Artist biography:
Born in Brussels in 1932 and died in Tournai in 2010, Robert Detheux is a singular figure of Belgian art in the 20th century.
A graduate of the Saint-Luc Institute in the Beaux-Arts in Brussels, he taught graphic expression at the Academy of Tournai until 1996, while pursuing a personal body of work of great coherence.
From the 1950s, he established himself with a surrealist and highly personal graphic language. He received the Young Belgian Painting Prize in 1953, 1954 and 1971.
The following decades deepen the same territory. 1970s: body and face, hybrid figures, textures. 1980s-1990s: grotesque, eroticism, black humor. 2000-2010: spectral portraits, apparitions, creatures. This sheet belongs to this last period.
Little exposed during his lifetime, Detheux worked freely. The unveiling of his studio collection (about 1,500 works) made this coherence visible.
His drawing, demanding and immediately recognizable, today attracts collectors of Belgian surrealism in Belgium, Spain and Europe.
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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Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Portrait bleu au voile – vers 2005
Technique
Mixed media
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
Belgium
Year
2005
Condition
Good condition
Height
58 cm
Width
44 cm
Style
Surrealism
Period
2000-2010
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