Paul Delvaux

(Belgian, 1897–1994)

Paul Delvaux was a Belgian Surrealist painter and printmaker. He is best known for his images of nude women—characterized by their hypnotized stares and mysterious gestures— often depicted alongside unusual settings and characters, including train stations, skeletons, men in bowler hats, or scientists inspired by the stories of Jules Verne. Born on September 23, 1897 in Antheit, Belgium, he studied architecture at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels while simultaneously attending painting classes taught by Constant Montald and Jean Delville. He began creating work influenced by Post-Impressionism and Expressionism, and by 1925 had his first solo exhibition. After discovering the work of Giorgio de Chirico and Salvador Dalí, he began developing the Surrealist aesthetic for which he became best known. In 1936, his paintings were shown at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels alongside René Magritte, a fellow member of the Belgian group Les Compagnons de l’Art. He was subsequently named director of the Académie Royale des Beaux-Art in 1965, and the Paul Delvaux Museum opened in Saint-Idesbald, Belgium in 1982. His works were the subject of major retrospectives at both the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo and the National Museum of Modern Art of Kyoto in 1975. He died on July 20, 1994 in Veurne, Belgium.

Paul Delvaux Artworks

Paul Delvaux (4,911 results)
La Voute, 1973

Paul Delvaux

La Voute, 1973

Sale Date: April 4, 2024

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La Dispute

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La Dispute

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Orphée, 1981

Paul Delvaux

Orphée, 1981

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Portrait de Famille

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Portrait de Famille

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Esquisse pour le tableau 'Le Viol'

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Esquisse pour le tableau 'Le Viol'

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Détail pour le tableau 'Le viol'

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Détail pour le tableau 'Le viol'

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Etude d'une figure pour le tableau 'Le Viol'

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Etude d'une figure pour le tableau 'Le Viol'

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Le pays des miroirs, 1978

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Le pays des miroirs, 1978

Sale Date: March 16, 2024

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Rachelle Van Hecke au violon, 1956

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Rachelle Van Hecke au violon, 1956

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L'Église des Awirs, 1928

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L'Église des Awirs, 1928

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Usines sur le bord de Meuse à Huy, 1930

Paul Delvaux

Usines sur le bord de Meuse à Huy, 1930

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Two women, 1953–1954

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Two women, 1953–1954

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Young woman, 1930

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Young woman, 1930

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Les Vestales, 1979

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Les Vestales, 1979

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Les palmier, 1982

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Les palmier, 1982

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Le reflet, 1975

Paul Delvaux

Le reflet, 1975

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Mother and child, 1945

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Mother and child, 1945

Sale Date: March 2, 2024

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Head of a woman, 1952

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Head of a woman, 1952

Sale Date: March 2, 2024

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Le Laid - L'orage - Les derniers beaux jours

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Le Laid - L'orage - Les derniers beaux jours

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La Chambre/ Chapeau 1900, 1969–1972

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La Chambre/ Chapeau 1900, 1969–1972

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Les derniers Beaux Jours.

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Les derniers Beaux Jours.

Sale Date: February 19, 2024

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Paul Delvaux

"Femme dans un intérieur "lithographie en..., 1976

Sale Date: February 14, 2024

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Jeunes femmes, 1968

Paul Delvaux

Jeunes femmes, 1968

Sale Date: February 13, 2024

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REFLECTION (JACOB 92), 1975

Paul Delvaux

REFLECTION (JACOB 92), 1975

Sale Date: February 1, 2024

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