Lot n° 91
Estimation :
400 - 800
EUR
Maurice Boel - Abstract composition with figures, watercolor - Lot 91
Maurice Boel - Abstract composition with figures, watercolor and mixed media, 1952
Watercolor and mixed media on paper, signed and dated lower right "Boel 52", presenting a semi-figurative composition built around a loose drawing and transparent patches of color in ochre, red, black and green; the work is part of Belgian post-war modernist trends, mixing figuration and abstraction; Maurice Boel, active in Ostend between the 1940s and 1960s, developed an expressive plastic language influenced by European modernism and certain research close to surrealism; it is documented in the context of regional exhibitions and in relation to the gallery scene in Belgium and France; on the reverse are the artist's name and address in Ostend, and a label from "Galerie Beaux-Arts - Prix Hallmark 1952", dated July 3, 1952 and numbered 1542, indicating a presentation or recording of the work in Paris shortly after its completion.
Details:
Frame size: 59 x 69 cm - View: 36 x 44.5 cm - Weight: 2850 g
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