Live Auction 15470The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale
Paul Delvaux (1897-1994)
Lot 131 THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE BELGIAN COLLECTOR

Paul Delvaux (1897-1994)

Le songe d'Aphrodite

Closed27 February 2018

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GBP 100,000

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Paul Delvaux (1897-1994)
Le songe d'Aphrodite
signed, dated and inscribed 'LE SONGE D'APHRODITE 2-2-76 P. DELVAUX.' (lower right)
gouache, watercolour, India ink and pen and ink on paper
27 1/2 x 36 5/8 in. (70.5 x 93.5 cm.)
Executed on 2 February 1976

Private collection, by whom acquired directly from the artist.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Specialist note

‘Woman lends a very special atmosphere to a painting. Though she may be reduced to a tiny part of the scene playing her plastic role in the composition as do other elements, she draws attention to herself and becomes the centre of the composition, while being simultaneously an integral part of the architecture of the painting.’ -Paul Delvaux