Hugues DELBERGUE (born 1953). Gilded cage. Egg tempera on panel, signed lower left and dated (19)81. H_66 cm L_54 cm In a wooden frame. Attached: a preparatory drawing in black and silver pencil on prepared paper. H_55 cm W_25 cm "THE GOLDEN CAGE Prisoners without deliverance, Behind the bars... patient, They watch and wait... Lifted by death's deceitful hand, In the deep caverns, echoes of a creaking melody. There, in the gilded cage, They'll stay a long time. Withdrawn, hopeless, Frightened by the sliding harp, Without weariness, they seek and see. From a pale smile to a toothless contradiction, Cornered, in full regalia, the supplicant Has donned a piquant and oppressive finery". 1983 - Hugues DELBERGUE

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