Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024) - Scène Cobra – Personnages debout - 1975

Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024) Cobra Scene – Characters Ink and watercolor on paper, 1975 Signature: Signed and dated bottom right: MARCUS 75 Studio stamp on the back: “Marcus de Vestele – Atelier de l’artiste” Dimensions: 56 × 47.5 cm Sold unframed Condition: Good general workshop condition. Some light age traces and waviness of the paper, consistent with a 1970s work coming directly from the artist’s studio. Provenance: Artist’s studio of Marcus de Vestele. Description Beautiful Cobra composition by Marcus de Vestele, dated 1975. Three massive silhouettes, built with broad strokes of black ink, occupy the space. On the left, a darker, more tormented figure; in the center, a frontal, almost architectural character; on the right, a vertical form, like a stele or a frozen body. The background, lightly washed in blue and beige, leaves the paper breathing. The handling is typologically Cobra: spontaneity of gesture, power of black, constant tension between elemental figuration and abstraction. The scene has a theatrical presence, at once fragile and monumental, like a rite or a silent assembly. A sober, expressive work, characteristic of Cobra’s paper production by Marcus de Vestele in the mid-1970s, directly from the artist’s studio. Biography Marcus de Vestele (1941-2024) is a major Belgian artist, primarily recognized as a marble sculptor (notably in Carrara and with Bardiglio marble). Alongside his sculptural practice, he developed throughout his life a substantial pictorial output, long kept confidential and today sought after by collectors. Strongly influenced by the Cobra movement (Karel Appel, Asger Jorn, Pierre Alechinsky, Corneille, Constant…), Marcus de Vestele drew 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 energy, and a constant tension between figuration and abstraction. His drawings, washes, and gouaches combine the rigor of a sculptor with the lyrical, gestural explosion typical of Cobra. Directly from the studio, this on-paper production constitutes an essential and unique facet of his oeuvre, occupying a distinct place in Belgian art of the second half of the 20th century.

Estimation:€400

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