L’Amazone, tête et haut de buste de trois quarts gauche, 1909
Amedeo MODIGLIANI (1884 – 1920) L’Amazone, tête et haut de buste de trois quarts gauche, 1909 pencil on grid paper, from a notebook 20.8 x 13 cm Inquire
Femme nue de trois quarts, bras droit vers le haut, c.1908
Amedeo MODIGLIANI (1884 – 1920) Femme nue de trois quarts, bras droit vers le haut, c.1908 pencil on wove paper, from a notebook 43 x 27.8 cm Inquire
Femme nue s’appuyant sur l’avant-bras gauche, c. 1910
Amedeo MODIGLIANI (1884 – 1920) Femme nue s’appuyant sur l’avant-bras gauche, c. 1910 pencil on wove paper, from a notebook43 x 26.7 cm Inquire
Rik Wouters
Rik Wouters The work of the Belgian sculptor and painter Rik Wouters (1882–1916) demonstrates an uncommon vitality. He displayed a prodigious activity over a career spanning less than ten years. At the age of twelve, Rik Wouters was compelled by his father to learn woodcarving. However, his interest soon turned toward drawing, and he entered […]
Xavier Mellery
Xavier Mellery The son of the royal gardener at the Palace of Laeken, Xavier Mellery (1845-1921) began his artistic training in 1860 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels. In 1870, he won the Prix de Rome, which allowed him to travel to Italy via Germany. Upon his return, he rented a studio […]
Victor Servranckx
Victor Servranckx The Belgian artist Victor Servranckx (1897-1965) developed a language of geometric abstraction. His fascination with mechanics and the factory, filtered through an artistic vision, extended far beyond the canvas and encompassed a fusion of disciplines. Servranckx exemplifies the versatility of the modern artist: painter, manifesto writer, wallpaper designer, architect, cabinetmaker, and more — […]
Constant Permeke
Constant Permeke Constant Permeke (1886–1952) is considered, alongside Gustave De Smet and Frits Van den Berghe, as one of the most prominent figures of Flemish Expressionism. Permeke was the son of Henri Permeke (1849-1912), painter and drawing professor at the Academy of Ostend, and the first curator of the Museum of Fine Arts in Ostend. […]
René Magritte
René Magritte René Magritte (1898–1967) developed a style that became instantly recognisable from his first paintings in the 1920s. He employed a neutral mode of representation to create unsettling images, featuring recurring motifs such as apples, pipes, bowler hats, and clouds. Through his constant interplay between object and representation, his engagement with language, and his […]
Joan Miró
Joan Miró A prolific artist closely associated with the history of Surrealism, Joan Miró (1893-1983) spent his life moving between Paris and his native Catalonia. The work of this “classic contemporary” artist encompasses landscapes, portraits, and still lifes, all marked by a constant search for a primary, essential gesture. His painting is animated by a […]
René Guiette
René Guiette René Guiette (1893-1976), born in Antwerp, was the son of the luminist painter Jules Guiette (1852–1901) and the brother of the poet Robert Guiette (1895–1976). During the First World War, he produced a series of portraits while cultivating a profound fascination with Eastern civilizations, philosophies, and esoteric thought. After the Armistice, he pursued […]