Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024) - Grande Composition Cobra de 1975
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Marcus de Vestele (1941–2024), Belgian artist, presents Grande Composition Cobra de 1975, gouache and watercolor on paper, 76 × 55 cm, dated 1975 and signed bottom right, original edition from 1975, in good condition with minor spots and slight imperfections not affecting readability.
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Marcus de Vestele (1941–2024) Belgium
Grande Composition Cobra – 1975
Gouache and watercolor on paper.
Dimensions: 76 × 55 cm
Signature: at the bottom right, dated 1975.
Artist's seal on the back.
Provenance: the artist's family collection
Condition: good, with small stains and slight imperfections without affecting the reading of the work.
Framing: artwork sold unframed (photos with frames are provided for illustration purposes)
Shipment: flat, carefully protected.
Description
Created in 1975, Composition Cobra reflects the artist Marcus de Vestele's full maturity. The artist extends the vitality and artistic freedom inherited from the Cobra movement.
The forms unfold in an entanglement of dynamic black lines, pierced by splashes of blue, red, and yellow. The gesture, broad and spontaneous, conveys an energy that is both raw and controlled.
On the surface of the paper, the color becomes breath and matter: it vibrates, clashes, and breathes. Like with Jorn, Alechinsky, or Appel, the painting here arises from a direct dialogue between emotion and hand, without filter or calculation.
This work of rare intensity reveals the fertile tension between abstraction and figuration, between chaos and construction, which characterizes Marcus de Vestele's approach in the late 1970s.
Context
In 1975, Marcus de Vestele pursues an artistic exploration inspired by the spirit of the Cobra movement, sharing its vision of a free, spontaneous, and profoundly human painting.
Moving away from formal structures, he favors an intuitive approach where gesture becomes language and color, a vehicle of emotion.
This large paper composition is set in a period during which the artist, while remaining faithful to the vigor of the line and the chromatic density, achieves a subtle balance between impulse and reflection.
Remaining within the family collection, this work is an essential testament to the continuity of the Cobra spirit in European creation in the second half of the 20th century.
Marcus de Vestele (1941–2024) Belgium
Grande Composition Cobra – 1975
Gouache and watercolor on paper.
Dimensions: 76 × 55 cm
Signature: at the bottom right, dated 1975.
Artist's seal on the back.
Provenance: the artist's family collection
Condition: good, with small stains and slight imperfections without affecting the reading of the work.
Framing: artwork sold unframed (photos with frames are provided for illustration purposes)
Shipment: flat, carefully protected.
Description
Created in 1975, Composition Cobra reflects the artist Marcus de Vestele's full maturity. The artist extends the vitality and artistic freedom inherited from the Cobra movement.
The forms unfold in an entanglement of dynamic black lines, pierced by splashes of blue, red, and yellow. The gesture, broad and spontaneous, conveys an energy that is both raw and controlled.
On the surface of the paper, the color becomes breath and matter: it vibrates, clashes, and breathes. Like with Jorn, Alechinsky, or Appel, the painting here arises from a direct dialogue between emotion and hand, without filter or calculation.
This work of rare intensity reveals the fertile tension between abstraction and figuration, between chaos and construction, which characterizes Marcus de Vestele's approach in the late 1970s.
Context
In 1975, Marcus de Vestele pursues an artistic exploration inspired by the spirit of the Cobra movement, sharing its vision of a free, spontaneous, and profoundly human painting.
Moving away from formal structures, he favors an intuitive approach where gesture becomes language and color, a vehicle of emotion.
This large paper composition is set in a period during which the artist, while remaining faithful to the vigor of the line and the chromatic density, achieves a subtle balance between impulse and reflection.
Remaining within the family collection, this work is an essential testament to the continuity of the Cobra spirit in European creation in the second half of the 20th century.
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Artist
Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024)
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Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Grande Composition Cobra de 1975
Technique
Gouache, Watercolour painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of Origin
Belgium
Year
1975
Condition
Good condition
Height
55 cm
Width
76 cm
Style
Cobra
Period
1970-1980
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