Robert Detheux (1932-2010) - La Femme Féline - 2007
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Robert Detheux, a Belgian surrealist artist, created La Femme-Féline (2007) in mixed media on paper, 46 cm by 35.6 cm, signed and dated 2007, original edition.
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Artist: Robert Detheux (1932-2010)
The Femme-Feline
Date: 2007
Dimensions: 46 cm x 35.6 cm
Condition: Good
Signed and dated: Signed and dated 2007
Frame: Sold unframed
Shipment: Will be sent flat, carefully protected.
Robert Detheux – Series of Imaginary Figures (2007)
Created in 2007, La Femme-Féline belongs to the series of Imaginary Figures, in which Robert Detheux continues his exploration of the transformed body and the inner face.
This work, of great graphic subtlety, expresses the fusion between human and animal, between the softness of the gaze and primal instinct.
Description of the work
In La Femme-Féline, Detheux creates an enigmatic portrait where feminine features blend with those of a feline. The gaze, both attentive and dreamy, dominates the composition, while the body, barely sketched, dissolves into diffuse light.
The drawing, executed in sanguine, with pencil and highlighted with white chalk, reveals exceptional mastery of line and transparency. The red and green lines overlap, creating an effect of vibration and internal movement. The paper's texture, slightly crumpled, contributes to the breathing of the image, giving the figure an almost living presence.
This work evokes Detheux's cherished duality: the coexistence of the wild and the sensitive, of mystery and tenderness. The face, half-human, half-animal, becomes a mirror of an awakening inner self.
Artistic context
La Femme-Féline continues the tradition of Belgian surrealism, where metamorphosis and dreams play a central role. For Detheux, this transformation is not an artifice: it reflects a spiritual quest, a search for unity between man and nature.
The artist thus joins a symbolist tradition where the female figure embodies the mediation between the visible and the invisible. The feline, here, is not a decorative motif but an archetype: that of vigilance, sensuality, and inner freedom.
Through the lightness of gesture and the depth of gaze, Detheux manages to create a work of rare poetic intensity, where each stroke seems to whisper an emotion.
Biography
Born in Brussels in 1932, Robert Detheux is a major figure in Belgian surrealism. His work, both introspective and dreamlike, explores the transitional zones between the body, dreams, and memory.
Master of drawing and light, he was able to develop a visual language imbued with silence and delicacy. He passed away in 2010, leaving behind a rare body of work of singular emotional and spiritual depth.
Provenance
Family collection of the artist.
A unique and original work by Robert Detheux, La Femme-Féline embodies the poetry of the transformed body and the sensitivity of the inner gaze. Through its lightness of stroke and its peaceful mystery, this piece establishes itself as an essential testament to Detheux's artistic maturity.
Artist: Robert Detheux (1932-2010)
The Femme-Feline
Date: 2007
Dimensions: 46 cm x 35.6 cm
Condition: Good
Signed and dated: Signed and dated 2007
Frame: Sold unframed
Shipment: Will be sent flat, carefully protected.
Robert Detheux – Series of Imaginary Figures (2007)
Created in 2007, La Femme-Féline belongs to the series of Imaginary Figures, in which Robert Detheux continues his exploration of the transformed body and the inner face.
This work, of great graphic subtlety, expresses the fusion between human and animal, between the softness of the gaze and primal instinct.
Description of the work
In La Femme-Féline, Detheux creates an enigmatic portrait where feminine features blend with those of a feline. The gaze, both attentive and dreamy, dominates the composition, while the body, barely sketched, dissolves into diffuse light.
The drawing, executed in sanguine, with pencil and highlighted with white chalk, reveals exceptional mastery of line and transparency. The red and green lines overlap, creating an effect of vibration and internal movement. The paper's texture, slightly crumpled, contributes to the breathing of the image, giving the figure an almost living presence.
This work evokes Detheux's cherished duality: the coexistence of the wild and the sensitive, of mystery and tenderness. The face, half-human, half-animal, becomes a mirror of an awakening inner self.
Artistic context
La Femme-Féline continues the tradition of Belgian surrealism, where metamorphosis and dreams play a central role. For Detheux, this transformation is not an artifice: it reflects a spiritual quest, a search for unity between man and nature.
The artist thus joins a symbolist tradition where the female figure embodies the mediation between the visible and the invisible. The feline, here, is not a decorative motif but an archetype: that of vigilance, sensuality, and inner freedom.
Through the lightness of gesture and the depth of gaze, Detheux manages to create a work of rare poetic intensity, where each stroke seems to whisper an emotion.
Biography
Born in Brussels in 1932, Robert Detheux is a major figure in Belgian surrealism. His work, both introspective and dreamlike, explores the transitional zones between the body, dreams, and memory.
Master of drawing and light, he was able to develop a visual language imbued with silence and delicacy. He passed away in 2010, leaving behind a rare body of work of singular emotional and spiritual depth.
Provenance
Family collection of the artist.
A unique and original work by Robert Detheux, La Femme-Féline embodies the poetry of the transformed body and the sensitivity of the inner gaze. Through its lightness of stroke and its peaceful mystery, this piece establishes itself as an essential testament to Detheux's artistic maturity.
Details
Artist
Robert Detheux (1932-2010)
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No
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Owner or reseller
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
La Femme Féline - 2007
Technique
Mixed media
Signature
Hand signed
Country of Origin
Belgium
Year
2007
Condition
Good condition
Height
46 cm
Width
35.6 cm
Style
Surrealism
Period
2000-2010
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