Paul DELVAUX (Antheit, 1897 - Furnes, 1994) Lot n° 3

Mélancolie 1983 Soft varnish on Japanese paper Signed lower right numbered lower left 37/75 Dry stamp lower left dated in plate 6-83 45 x 31 cm These four engravings are part of a series of eight illustrations of the tale Les derniers beaux jours, by Claude Spaak (1949-1950), published in Le pays des miroirs. Contes et nouvelles, Paris 1962 Paul Delvaux 1897-1994, M.R.B.A., Brussels 1997, exhibition catalogue, n°202-204, p. 261-267. Bibliography: Paul Delvaux 1897-1994, Musée Royal des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles 1997, exhibition catalogue n°202.1 reproduced p. 262