Robert Detheux (1932-2010) - Portrait de la lionne – 2008
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Robert Detheux's mixed-media on paper artwork Portrait de la lionne, 2008, 54.5 × 40 cm, signed and dated, titled, in original edition from Belgium, in very good condition.
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Robert Detheux (1932-2010)
Portrait of the Lioness – 2008
Artist: Robert Detheux (Brussels, 1932 – Tournai, 2010)
Title of the work: Portrait of the lioness
Date: 2008
Signature: Signed and dated “Detheux 2008” at bottom left. Title inscribed at bottom right.
Technique:
Mixed media on paper. Grey wash, pencil, white highlights and black traces. The figure is barely drawn; the background is largely worked with washes and rubbing. Spectral and airy material.
Dimensions: 54.5 × 40 cm
Condition:
Very good overall condition. The material is held, the washes are clear, the signature and title legible. Atelier paper marked by the handling, some traces of handling on the margin, without any damage to the figure.
Sold unframed.
Provenance: Artist’s studio fund (acquired directly).
Description:
Work from 2008. Detheux was seventy-six years old. The drawing belongs fully to the final period: spectral portraits, apparitions, creatures.
The figure is almost absent. A few lines, a gray volume, a vertical black spot, white highlights. One can guess a head, a muzzle, an animal presence. The title states it: this is a portrait of the lioness. But the lioness is not shown. She appears, barely, in the wash.
The background, largely covered with gray and white, depicts no place. It is the figure itself. The lines are rare, the washes dominate. We are in Belgian surrealism of Detheux’s very latest period: the portrait has become an appearance, the animal a specter, the drawing a material form.
Signed, titled, dated, of good format and with rare material in the collection: a significant piece from the 2008 years for lovers of drawing and Belgian mixed media who are sensitive to spectral figures and apparitions.
Artist’s Biography:
Born in Brussels in 1932 and passed away in Tournai in 2010, Robert Detheux is a singular figure in Belgian art of the 20th century. A graduate of the Saint-Luc Institute in Fine Arts in Brussels, he taught graphic expression at the Academy of Tournai until 1996, while pursuing a personal body of work with great coherence.
From the 1950s, he established himself with a surrealist and highly personal graphic language. He received the Prize for Young Belgian Painting in 1953, 1954 and 1971.
The following decades deepen the same territory.
1970s: body and female face, hybrid figures, textures.
1980s-1990s: grotesque, eroticism, black humor.
2000-2010: spectral portraits, apparitions, creatures. The present work fully belongs to this last moment.
Little exposed during his lifetime, Detheux worked freely. The unveiling of his studio collection (nearly 1,500 works) made this coherence visible. His drawing, demanding and immediately recognizable, now 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)
Portrait of the Lioness – 2008
Artist: Robert Detheux (Brussels, 1932 – Tournai, 2010)
Title of the work: Portrait of the lioness
Date: 2008
Signature: Signed and dated “Detheux 2008” at bottom left. Title inscribed at bottom right.
Technique:
Mixed media on paper. Grey wash, pencil, white highlights and black traces. The figure is barely drawn; the background is largely worked with washes and rubbing. Spectral and airy material.
Dimensions: 54.5 × 40 cm
Condition:
Very good overall condition. The material is held, the washes are clear, the signature and title legible. Atelier paper marked by the handling, some traces of handling on the margin, without any damage to the figure.
Sold unframed.
Provenance: Artist’s studio fund (acquired directly).
Description:
Work from 2008. Detheux was seventy-six years old. The drawing belongs fully to the final period: spectral portraits, apparitions, creatures.
The figure is almost absent. A few lines, a gray volume, a vertical black spot, white highlights. One can guess a head, a muzzle, an animal presence. The title states it: this is a portrait of the lioness. But the lioness is not shown. She appears, barely, in the wash.
The background, largely covered with gray and white, depicts no place. It is the figure itself. The lines are rare, the washes dominate. We are in Belgian surrealism of Detheux’s very latest period: the portrait has become an appearance, the animal a specter, the drawing a material form.
Signed, titled, dated, of good format and with rare material in the collection: a significant piece from the 2008 years for lovers of drawing and Belgian mixed media who are sensitive to spectral figures and apparitions.
Artist’s Biography:
Born in Brussels in 1932 and passed away in Tournai in 2010, Robert Detheux is a singular figure in Belgian art of the 20th century. A graduate of the Saint-Luc Institute in Fine Arts in Brussels, he taught graphic expression at the Academy of Tournai until 1996, while pursuing a personal body of work with great coherence.
From the 1950s, he established himself with a surrealist and highly personal graphic language. He received the Prize for Young Belgian Painting in 1953, 1954 and 1971.
The following decades deepen the same territory.
1970s: body and female face, hybrid figures, textures.
1980s-1990s: grotesque, eroticism, black humor.
2000-2010: spectral portraits, apparitions, creatures. The present work fully belongs to this last moment.
Little exposed during his lifetime, Detheux worked freely. The unveiling of his studio collection (nearly 1,500 works) made this coherence visible. His drawing, demanding and immediately recognizable, now 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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Edition
Original
Artist
Robert Detheux (1932-2010)
Title of artwork
Portrait de la lionne – 2008
Technique
Mixed media
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
Belgium
Year
2008
Condition
Good condition
Height
54.5 cm
Width
40 cm
Style
Surrealism
Period
2000-2010
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