Paul Delvaux (1897-1994), La bougie

Paul Delvaux (1897-1994)
La bougie
signed, dated and inscribed 'LA BOUGIE P. DELVAUX 10-74 FURNES' (lower right)
gouache, watercolour, India ink and pen and ink on paper
27 1/2 x 40 3/8 in. (70.5 x 103 cm.)
Executed in Furnes in October 1974

Special Notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

Provenance
Private collection, Belgium, by whom acquired circa 1974, and thence by descent to the present owner.

Saleroom Notice
Please note that this lot will be examined by the Fondation Paul Delvaux at their next committee meeting on 8 March 2018.

Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE BELGIAN COLLECTOR