53 - △ Paul Delvaux

△ Paul Delvaux (Wanze, 1897 – Furnes, 1994) Femmes au tabouret December 1975 Black lithograph on Arches paper Signed in graphite in the lower right margin Numbered on the left: 44/100 Bateau Lavoir stamp beneath the mat Image dimensions: 32 × 25 cm; Sheet size (visible): 49 × 36 cm; With frame: 84 × 66 cm Dédicace “For Tess, // This first lithograph, from your great-uncle, to welcome you to this world, which—despite all the flaws of its inhabitants—is still beautiful and where, in many places, life is very good… // Bali, October 2004 // Martine and Charles Van Deun ” Littérature Mira Jacob, Paul Delvaux: Engraved Works, Monaco, A. Sauret, 1976 Philippe Levesqueau, “A Secret Garden in Choisel,” Echos de Choisel, No. 72, January 2022, pp. 28–29 Mira Jacob, Paul Delvaux: Engravings, Monaco, A. Sauret, 1976, no. 94 Rapport de condition Minor signs of moisture