In conjunction with the Brafa Art Fair, Aguttes is pleased to invite you to the exhibition of a selection of modern Belgian paintings that will be featured in the Impressionist and Modern Art sale on March 13, 2024.
The highlight of this selection will undoubtedly be the gently archaic portrait of the young Adrienne De Zutter (Gustave Van de Woestijne (1881-1947) - Portrait of Adrienne with a Violin, 1920), violin in hand, by Gustave Van de Woestijne (1881-1947). This large canvas, dating from 1920, depicts the woman who would later become the artist's daughter-in-law by marrying his son Paul. Standing in an imaginary landscape, her gaze turned to the left, Adrienne appears absorbed in her thoughts, presumably musical. This work, considered by the artist himself as one of his masterpieces, follows another portrait of Adrienne from 1919, preserved at the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten in Antwerp (KMSKA) (inv. 2949). It also revisits the composition of the Portrait of Valerius de Saedeleer (1914), a painting that set the world record for Van de Woestijne in 2012.


Edmond Delescluze (1905-1993), The Garden of the Hesperides

The exhibition will also feature a collection of works by Edmond Delescluze (1905-1993), husband of Suzanne Fabry and son-in-law of Émile Fabry. After studying at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, where he met Suzanne around 1923, Edmond naturally joined his father, Jean Delescluze, at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in 1934. He worked for several years alongside his father, preparing models, sets, and costumes. The canvases on display reflect the artist's prolific imagination, served by a vibrant palette and a confident drawing style.

Exhibition
5, avenue Guillaume Macau 1050 Ixelles
From Monday, January 29 to Friday,
February 2, from 3 pm to 6 pm

Nocturnal
Event In the presence of Pierre-Alban Vinquant - Art Historian & Modern Art Expert Thursday,
February 1 from 7 pm

Exhibition and nocturnal by appointment
Registration by email to unger@aguttes.com

Contacts
Ernest van Zuylen
Head of the Office Specialist Luxury & Contemporary Art
+32 487 14 11 13
vanzuylen@aguttes.com

Thomas Unger
Specialist in Classical Arts
+32 492 39 22 36
unger@aguttes.com