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7156 - Eemans, Marc
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Eemans, Marc "De goede herder / Le bon Berger" Oil on canvas. 1936. 100 x 81 cm. Signed "Marc" in black with a brush on the lower right; dated, titled, and labeled on the reverse in brown with a felt-tip pen (by another hand?). The Good Shepherd is accompanied by a whimsical hybrid creature, resembling a griffin, its fur interspersed with human eyes—a central motif of Surrealism. A bird circles above against the deep blue sky. Marc Eemans, one of the most important representatives of Belgian Surrealism, was also a poet and art critic. He was initially regarded as a pioneer of abstract Constructivism before turning to Surrealism around 1925. Even then, he exhibited alongside René Magritte and Salvador Dalí at Camille Goemans’ gallery in Paris, but soon evolved toward Magic Realism. Provenance: Private collection, Brussels Bassenge, Berlin, Auction 108, May 28, 2016, Lot 8048 Private collection, Southern Germany - Please request condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.
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