Paul Delvaux (1897-1994), Le songe d'Aphrodite

Paul Delvaux (1897-1994)
Le songe d'Aphrodite
signed, dated and inscribed 'LE SONGE D'APHRODITE 2-2-76 P. DELVAUX.' (lower right)
gouache, watercolour, India ink and pen and ink on paper
27 1/2 x 36 5/8 in. (70.5 x 93.5 cm.)
Executed on 2 February 1976

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, by whom acquired directly from the artist.
Acquired from the above by 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

Exhibited
Menton, Palais de l'Europe, Onzieme Biennale Internationale d'Art de Menton, Hommage à Paul Delvaux, July - September 1976, no. 21, n.p. (illustrated; titled 'Etude pour "Nuit sur la mer"' and with incorrect dimensions).