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Marcel Delmotte, 'Women in the Quarries' Surrealist Oil Painting, Signed - No Reserve

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Start price: $1,200

Estimated price: $2,000 - $4,000

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Description

Keywords: Belgian Art, Surrealism, Symbolism, Women In The Quarries, Figural Painting, Visionary Landscape, Oil On Panel, Signed Painting, Belgian Surrealism, Modernist

Summary:
Marcel Delmotte (Belgian, 1901–1984), ‘Women in the Quarries, ’ oil on panel depicting two elongated female figures within a dramatic imaginary landscape of monumental rock formations, architectural ruins and distant cliffs. Signed ‘M. Delmotte’ lower right. Presented in a gilt frame with fabric liner.

Delmotte was a Belgian painter, draftsman, watercolorist and sculptor known for visionary landscapes and symbolic compositions. Initially influenced by realism and Expressionism, his work developed toward a highly individual Surrealist and Symbolist vocabulary incorporating mysterious figures, monumental landscapes and imaginary architecture.

This is a NO RESERVE lot. There are no hidden or confidential reserves. All acceptable bidding begins at the published online START PRICE.
Measurement: Art: 27 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (69.9 x 50.2 cm.), Frame: 34 1/2 x 26 3/4 in. (87.6 x 67.9 cm.) approx

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All descriptions, catalog statements, condition reports, reflect an opinion based on the information provided to us at the time of cataloging. Any certificates of authenticity, if provided by consignor, will be noted in the catalog. Clocks and watches are not warranted or represented to keep accurate time. We strongly recommend that all vintage lighting be examined or rewired prior to use.

Auction Galleries reselling works do not issue Certificates of Authenticity. COA’s should best be sought from the original artist or their foundations, which often refrain from giving written authentication opinions. Accordingly, works are sold as ATTRIBUTED to the artist or maker named in the description. These attributions reflect an OPINION and are intended to provide collectors, researchers, and institutions the opportunity to study and further contextualize the material offered or establish a work’s art-historical significance.

Bidders are encouraged to carefully review all photographs and, when possible, examine items in person prior to bidding. Photographs form an integral part of each lot’s description. The absence of a condition report, notation, or reference to damage does not imply that an item is free from defects, restoration, wear, or other condition issues. All items are sold as is, where is, and may show signs of age, use, wear, repair, or prior restoration. By placing a bid, bidders acknowledge and agree to the Terms and Conditions of Sale.
All descriptions, catalog statements, condition reports, reflect an opinion based on the information provided to us at the time of cataloging. Any certificates of authenticity, if provided by consignor, will be noted in the catalog. Clocks and watches are not warranted or represented to keep accurate time. We strongly recommend that all vintage lighting be examined or rewired prior to use.
Auction Galleries reselling works do not issue Certificates of Authenticity. COA’s should best be sought from the original artist or their foundations, which often refrain from giving written authentication opinions.  Accordingly, works are sold as  ATTRIBUTED to the artist or maker named in the description. These attributions reflect an OPINION and are intended to provide collectors, researchers, and institutions the opportunity to study and further contextualize the material offered or establish a work’s art-historical significance.