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Paul Delvaux (1879-1994)
Lot 599 THE PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTOR

Paul Delvaux (1879-1994)

Phryné devant les juges

Closed5 February 2008

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Paul Delvaux (1879-1994)
Phryné devant les juges
signed, inscribed and dated 'ST IDESBALD 13-7-63 P.DELVAUX' (lower right)
watercolour, pen and India ink, wash and white gouache on paper
18 1/8 x 14 7/8 in. (46 x 37.9 cm.)
Executed in July 1963

Mme Scheidweiler, Brussels.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 30 April 1999, lot 128.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 21 October 2003, lot 77.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

Charles van Deun has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

This work is closely related to a large oil of the same date, entitled Phyrné (Butor, Clair & Houbart-Wilkin, no. 283).

(fig. 1) Paul Delvaux, Phryné (detail), 1963. Private collection.