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Property from an Important Private European Collection
PAUL DELVAUX (1897-1994)
Le jardin nocturne
Details
PAUL DELVAUX (1897-1994)
Le jardin nocturne
signed and dated 'P. DELVAUX 7-42' (lower right)
oil on canvas
44 ½ x 57 ½ in. (113 x 146 cm.)
Painted in July 1942
Le jardin nocturne
signed and dated 'P. DELVAUX 7-42' (lower right)
oil on canvas
44 ½ x 57 ½ in. (113 x 146 cm.)
Painted in July 1942
Provenance
Honorine "Norine" and Paul-Gustave van Hecke, Brussels (by December 1944).
(probably) Gustave J. Nellens, Knokke-Le Zoute (by 1948).
Erica Brausen, London.
Helen E. Grigg, Biot (by 1973).
Anon. sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, 3 December 1975, lot 33.
Acquired at the above sale.
(probably) Gustave J. Nellens, Knokke-Le Zoute (by 1948).
Erica Brausen, London.
Helen E. Grigg, Biot (by 1973).
Anon. sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, 3 December 1975, lot 33.
Acquired at the above sale.
Literature
R. Gaffé, Paul Delvaux ou les rêves éveillés, Brussels, 1945 (illustrated, pl. 16).
Les Arts en Wallonie: 1918-1946, Charleroi, 1947 (illustrated, pl. 11).
R. Micha, Peintres belges contemporains, Brussels, 1948, p. 170, no. 76 (illustrated, p. 152).
C. Spaak, Paul Delvaux, Antwerp, 1948, pp. 10 and 16 (illustrated, pl. 8).
E. Langui, Paul Delvaux, Venice, 1949, p. 9 (illustrated, pl. X).
"Paul Delvaux" in L'art belge contemporain, exh. cat., Hôtel du Nord, Arlon, 1960.
P.-A. de Bock, "Paul Delvaux pictor" in Paul Delvaux, exh. cat., Musée des Beaux-Arts, Ostend, 1962.
P.-A. de Bock, "Bij een tentoonstelling te Oostend: Paul Delvaux, pictor" in De Periscoop, nos. 9-10, July-August 1962, p. 2.
P.-A. de Bock, Paul Delvaux: der Mensch, der Maler, Hamburg, 1965 (illustrated, pl. 17).
P.-A. de Bock, Paul Delvaux: L'homme, le peintre, psychologie d'un art, Brussels, 1967, p. 292 (illustrated, pl. 56).
J.P. Hodin, "Surrealism" in Encyclopedia of World Art, New York, 1967, vol. XIII, p. 729.
E. Langui, "Le monde de Paul Delvaux" in Rétrospective Paul Delvaux, exh. cat., Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris, 1969.
J. Meuris, Sept dialogues avec Paul Delvaux accompagnés de sept lettres imaginaires, Paris, 1971, p. 28.
J. Vovelle, Le Surréalisme en Belgique, Brussels, 1972, p. 198.
I. Lebeer, Interview avec Paul Delvaux, Brussels, 1974 (illustrated, fig. 25).
M. Butor, J. Clair and S. Houbart-Wilkin, Paul Delvaux: Catalogue de l'œuvre peint, Brussels, 1975, p. 196, no. 117 (illustrated).
Les Arts en Wallonie: 1918-1946, Charleroi, 1947 (illustrated, pl. 11).
R. Micha, Peintres belges contemporains, Brussels, 1948, p. 170, no. 76 (illustrated, p. 152).
C. Spaak, Paul Delvaux, Antwerp, 1948, pp. 10 and 16 (illustrated, pl. 8).
E. Langui, Paul Delvaux, Venice, 1949, p. 9 (illustrated, pl. X).
"Paul Delvaux" in L'art belge contemporain, exh. cat., Hôtel du Nord, Arlon, 1960.
P.-A. de Bock, "Paul Delvaux pictor" in Paul Delvaux, exh. cat., Musée des Beaux-Arts, Ostend, 1962.
P.-A. de Bock, "Bij een tentoonstelling te Oostend: Paul Delvaux, pictor" in De Periscoop, nos. 9-10, July-August 1962, p. 2.
P.-A. de Bock, Paul Delvaux: der Mensch, der Maler, Hamburg, 1965 (illustrated, pl. 17).
P.-A. de Bock, Paul Delvaux: L'homme, le peintre, psychologie d'un art, Brussels, 1967, p. 292 (illustrated, pl. 56).
J.P. Hodin, "Surrealism" in Encyclopedia of World Art, New York, 1967, vol. XIII, p. 729.
E. Langui, "Le monde de Paul Delvaux" in Rétrospective Paul Delvaux, exh. cat., Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris, 1969.
J. Meuris, Sept dialogues avec Paul Delvaux accompagnés de sept lettres imaginaires, Paris, 1971, p. 28.
J. Vovelle, Le Surréalisme en Belgique, Brussels, 1972, p. 198.
I. Lebeer, Interview avec Paul Delvaux, Brussels, 1974 (illustrated, fig. 25).
M. Butor, J. Clair and S. Houbart-Wilkin, Paul Delvaux: Catalogue de l'œuvre peint, Brussels, 1975, p. 196, no. 117 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Brussels, Palais de Beaux-Arts, Paul Delvaux, December 1944-January 1945, no. 29.
Paris, Galerie René Drouin, Paul Delvaux, March 1948, no. 9 (illustrated; detail illustrated again).
Boitsfort, Maison Haute, Paul Delvaux, November-December 1957, no. 4.
Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Peintres de l'imaginaire: Symbolistes et surréalistes belges, February-April 1972, p. 132, no. 92 (illustrated; dated 1943).
Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Paul Delvaux, April-June 1973, p. 125, no. 22 (illustrated, pp. 60 and 125).
Paris, Grand Palais, Paul Delvaux: Peintures, dessins, 1922-1982, November 1991.
Brussels, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Paul Delvaux, March-July 1997, p. 100, no. 45 (illustrated in color).
Liège, La Boverie, Les Mondes de Paul Delvaux, October 2024-March 2025.
Paris, Galerie René Drouin, Paul Delvaux, March 1948, no. 9 (illustrated; detail illustrated again).
Boitsfort, Maison Haute, Paul Delvaux, November-December 1957, no. 4.
Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Peintres de l'imaginaire: Symbolistes et surréalistes belges, February-April 1972, p. 132, no. 92 (illustrated; dated 1943).
Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Paul Delvaux, April-June 1973, p. 125, no. 22 (illustrated, pp. 60 and 125).
Paris, Grand Palais, Paul Delvaux: Peintures, dessins, 1922-1982, November 1991.
Brussels, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Paul Delvaux, March-July 1997, p. 100, no. 45 (illustrated in color).
Liège, La Boverie, Les Mondes de Paul Delvaux, October 2024-March 2025.
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