Robert Detheux (1932-2010) - Fragment érotique – 1976
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Robert Detheux (1932–2010) – Fragment érotique, 1976, crayon on paper, 38.5 × 28.3 cm, Belgium, Surrealism, Original edition, signed.
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Robert Detheux (1932-2010) – Erotic fragment – 1976
Artist: Robert Detheux (Brussels, 1932 – Tournai, 2010)
Work title: Erotic fragment
Date: 1976
Signature: Signed and dated “Detheux 76” at the top right
Technique: Mixed media on paper. Overlaid layers, abrasions, hatchings and reserves, dense surface deliberately worked.
Dimensions: 38.5 × 28.3 cm
Condition: Very good overall. The material is held together and coherent; surface effects and abrasions are entirely intentional by the artist and fully contribute to the work.
Sold unframed.
Provenance:
Artist's studio collection (acquired directly).
Description:
Work dated 1976, a period when Detheux deepened his surrealist language through material and the fragment of the female body.
At the top, a pair of female breasts appears, with the nipples legible, integrated into a dense organic mass. The shapes are both precise and in the process of dissolving. Below, volutes and wavy lines develop, overlap and mingle, as if the body extends into the material or sinks into it.
The surface is particularly worked: bluish gray, white, brown tones, tight hatching and scratched zones. The effect is almost geological. The fragment does not detach from the background; it emerges from it.
Detheux does not seek immediate seduction here, but a presence of the body that resists and requires time.
We are fully in Belgian surrealism of the 1970s as Detheux practiced it: fragment of the female body, active material, ambiguity between the figure and the surface. The eye moves between the erotic motif and the texture that absorbs it.
Rare drawing from 1976, signed and dated, of particularly dense material. A significant piece from this period, for lovers of Detheux and Belgian surrealism sensitive to fragments of the body and worked surfaces.
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 Beaux-Arts in Brussels, he taught graphic expression at the Academy of Tournai until 1996, while pursuing a coherent personal body of work.
From the 1950s, he developed a very personal surrealist and graphic language. He received the Prize for Young Belgian Painting in 1953, 1954 and 1971. The 1970s deepened themes of the body and the female face, hybrid figures and textures.
The following decades extended this territory toward the grotesque, eroticism and dark humor, before the spectral portraits and appearances of the 2000s.
Little exposed during his lifetime, Detheux worked freely. The discovery of his studio fonds (nearly 1,500 works) made this coherence visible.
Today, his drawing, exacting and immediately recognizable, captivates 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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Robert Detheux (1932-2010) – Erotic fragment – 1976
Artist: Robert Detheux (Brussels, 1932 – Tournai, 2010)
Work title: Erotic fragment
Date: 1976
Signature: Signed and dated “Detheux 76” at the top right
Technique: Mixed media on paper. Overlaid layers, abrasions, hatchings and reserves, dense surface deliberately worked.
Dimensions: 38.5 × 28.3 cm
Condition: Very good overall. The material is held together and coherent; surface effects and abrasions are entirely intentional by the artist and fully contribute to the work.
Sold unframed.
Provenance:
Artist's studio collection (acquired directly).
Description:
Work dated 1976, a period when Detheux deepened his surrealist language through material and the fragment of the female body.
At the top, a pair of female breasts appears, with the nipples legible, integrated into a dense organic mass. The shapes are both precise and in the process of dissolving. Below, volutes and wavy lines develop, overlap and mingle, as if the body extends into the material or sinks into it.
The surface is particularly worked: bluish gray, white, brown tones, tight hatching and scratched zones. The effect is almost geological. The fragment does not detach from the background; it emerges from it.
Detheux does not seek immediate seduction here, but a presence of the body that resists and requires time.
We are fully in Belgian surrealism of the 1970s as Detheux practiced it: fragment of the female body, active material, ambiguity between the figure and the surface. The eye moves between the erotic motif and the texture that absorbs it.
Rare drawing from 1976, signed and dated, of particularly dense material. A significant piece from this period, for lovers of Detheux and Belgian surrealism sensitive to fragments of the body and worked surfaces.
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 Beaux-Arts in Brussels, he taught graphic expression at the Academy of Tournai until 1996, while pursuing a coherent personal body of work.
From the 1950s, he developed a very personal surrealist and graphic language. He received the Prize for Young Belgian Painting in 1953, 1954 and 1971. The 1970s deepened themes of the body and the female face, hybrid figures and textures.
The following decades extended this territory toward the grotesque, eroticism and dark humor, before the spectral portraits and appearances of the 2000s.
Little exposed during his lifetime, Detheux worked freely. The discovery of his studio fonds (nearly 1,500 works) made this coherence visible.
Today, his drawing, exacting and immediately recognizable, captivates 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
Fragment érotique – 1976
Technique
Crayon
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
Belgium
Year
1976
Condition
Good condition
Height
38.5 cm
Width
28.3 cm
Style
Surrealism
Period
1970-1980
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