Robert Detheux (1932-2010) - Chats - 2008
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Robert Detheux, Chats – 2008, a crayon drawing on beige paper (45.5 × 35.2 cm), signed and dated, in Original edition, very good condition, Belgium origin.
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Robert Detheux (1932-2010) – Chats – 2008
(Ser ie des chats)
Artist: Robert Detheux (Brussels, 1932 – Tournai, 2010)
Title of the work: Cats
Series: Cat Series
Date: 2008
Signature: Signed and dated “Detheux 2008” bottom left
Medium: Pencil and white highlights on paper. Light linework, hatching and reserves, airy surface.
Dimensions: 45.5 × 35.2 cm
Condition: Very good overall. The material is held and cohesive; the line and surface effects are entirely intended by the artist and fully contribute to the work.
Sold unframed.
Provenance:
Artist's studio fonds (acquired directly).
Description:
Drawing from 2008 belonging to the Cat Series. At the bottom, a large cat’s face occupies the sheet, with wide-open eyes, a fixed gaze slightly off-center. The ears are upright, the muzzle is sketched, and white highlights illuminate the forehead, the cheeks and the area around the eyes. The line remains light, almost spectral.
At the top of the sheet, a second cat, smaller, is stretched out, eyes closed, as if asleep or suspended. The two figures do not look at each other. They coexist on the same sheet, one vigilant, the other absent, in a space barely indicated.
The material is restrained: beige paper, fine lines, some hatching and clear whites. Nothing is heavy. The main cat seems almost to emerge from the surface, while the second remains on the margin, more discreet. Detheux, in his later years, often returned to animal or hybrid figures treated with this economy of means.
We are in the artist’s late period: portraits and spectral figures, a light presence, a gaze that probes. The Cat Series allows this proximity without familiarity. The gaze moves between the two animals, one awake, the other asleep, never fully uniting them.
Rare drawing from 2008, signed and dated, with great delicacy of line. A poetic and engaging piece for collectors of Detheux who appreciate animal figures and the light drawings of his late period.
Artist Biography:
Born in Brussels in 1932 and deceased in Tournai in 2010, Robert Detheux is a singular figure of Belgian art of the 20th century. A graduate of the Saint-Luc Institute of Fine Arts in Brussels, he taught graphic expression at the Academy of Tournai until 1996, while pursuing a coherent personal oeuvre.
From the 1950s on, he developed a very personal surrealist and graphic language. He received the Belgian Young Painting Prize in 1953, 1954 and 1971. The 1970s deepened the themes of the body and the female face, hybrid figures and textures.
The following decades extended this territory toward the grotesque, erotism, and black humor, before the spectral portraits and appearances of the 2000s.
Little exhibited during his lifetime, Detheux worked freely. The discovery of his studio fonds (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 TranslatePayment required by the evening of October 26. No shipments possible from October 27 for nearly 3 weeks (absence).
Robert Detheux (1932-2010) – Chats – 2008
(Ser ie des chats)
Artist: Robert Detheux (Brussels, 1932 – Tournai, 2010)
Title of the work: Cats
Series: Cat Series
Date: 2008
Signature: Signed and dated “Detheux 2008” bottom left
Medium: Pencil and white highlights on paper. Light linework, hatching and reserves, airy surface.
Dimensions: 45.5 × 35.2 cm
Condition: Very good overall. The material is held and cohesive; the line and surface effects are entirely intended by the artist and fully contribute to the work.
Sold unframed.
Provenance:
Artist's studio fonds (acquired directly).
Description:
Drawing from 2008 belonging to the Cat Series. At the bottom, a large cat’s face occupies the sheet, with wide-open eyes, a fixed gaze slightly off-center. The ears are upright, the muzzle is sketched, and white highlights illuminate the forehead, the cheeks and the area around the eyes. The line remains light, almost spectral.
At the top of the sheet, a second cat, smaller, is stretched out, eyes closed, as if asleep or suspended. The two figures do not look at each other. They coexist on the same sheet, one vigilant, the other absent, in a space barely indicated.
The material is restrained: beige paper, fine lines, some hatching and clear whites. Nothing is heavy. The main cat seems almost to emerge from the surface, while the second remains on the margin, more discreet. Detheux, in his later years, often returned to animal or hybrid figures treated with this economy of means.
We are in the artist’s late period: portraits and spectral figures, a light presence, a gaze that probes. The Cat Series allows this proximity without familiarity. The gaze moves between the two animals, one awake, the other asleep, never fully uniting them.
Rare drawing from 2008, signed and dated, with great delicacy of line. A poetic and engaging piece for collectors of Detheux who appreciate animal figures and the light drawings of his late period.
Artist Biography:
Born in Brussels in 1932 and deceased in Tournai in 2010, Robert Detheux is a singular figure of Belgian art of the 20th century. A graduate of the Saint-Luc Institute of Fine Arts in Brussels, he taught graphic expression at the Academy of Tournai until 1996, while pursuing a coherent personal oeuvre.
From the 1950s on, he developed a very personal surrealist and graphic language. He received the Belgian Young Painting Prize in 1953, 1954 and 1971. The 1970s deepened the themes of the body and the female face, hybrid figures and textures.
The following decades extended this territory toward the grotesque, erotism, and black humor, before the spectral portraits and appearances of the 2000s.
Little exhibited during his lifetime, Detheux worked freely. The discovery of his studio fonds (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
Chats - 2008
Technique
Crayon
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
Belgium
Year
2008
Condition
Good condition
Height
45.5 cm
Width
35.2 cm
Style
Surrealism
Period
2000-2010
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