Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024) - Grande composition Cobra...

Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024) The match of the day Techniques mixtes (aquarelle, encre, gouache) sur papier, 1976 Signature: Signed, dated and titled at the bottom right: the match of the day — MARCUS / 76 Atelier stamp on the back: “Marcus de Vestele – Atelier de l’artiste” Dimensions: 60.5 × 50 cm Sold unframed Condition: Good overall studio condition. Some slight signs of age and studio creases on the verso, consistent with a work from the 1970s coming directly from the artist’s studio. Provenance: Artist’s studio of Marcus de Vestele. Description Large Cobra-inspired composition by Marcus de Vestele, dated 1976 and titled The match of the day. The work is dense, almost saturated. Silhouettes and signs tangle in a network of nervous black lines, covered with broad white and gray touches. Patches of blue, yellow and orange structure the space. The gesture is spontaneous, violent, calligraphic. The treatment is typically Cobra: elemental figuration, lyrical explosion, a permanent tension between chaos and construction. The scene possesses a theatrical energy, both primitive and modern. An important piece in Marcus de Vestele’s paper production from the mid-1970s, coming directly from the artist’s studio. Biography Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024) is a major Belgian artist, primarily recognized as a sculptor in marble (notably in Carrara and with Bardiglio marble). Alongside his sculptural practice, he developed throughout his life an extensive pictorial production, long kept private and today sought after by collectors. Strongly influenced by the Cobra movement (Karel Appel, Asger Jorn, Pierre Alechinsky, Corneille, Constant…), Marcus de Vestele draws inspiration from it to create abstract-figurative compositions of great expressive power. His works on paper from the 1970s are characterized by spontaneous line, free gestural, and a constant tension between figuration and abstraction. His drawings, wash drawings and gouaches combine the discipline of the sculptor with the lyrical and gestural explosion inherent to Cobra. Directly from the studio, this on-paper production represents an essential and singular facet of his oeuvre, occupying a unique place in Belgian art of the second half of the 20th century.

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