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Walter Leblanc

Walter Leblanc

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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Walter Leblanc, Torsions, 1963-70

Walter Leblanc

Torsions, 1963-70
Polyvinyl on Masonite in artist's frame
40.3 x 40.3 cm
Signed, titled, and inscribed on the reverse 'Walter Leblanc / Torsions PF 0 225'
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Walter Leblanc is considered a pioneer of contemporary artistic practices, whose importance has drawn international attention. Leblanc is an important representative of the kinetic and optical art movements, defining his...
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Walter Leblanc is considered a pioneer of contemporary artistic practices, whose importance has drawn international attention. Leblanc is an important representative of the kinetic and optical art movements, defining his works as “sensorial geometry”. His materials are unorthodox and his ‘Torsions’ anticipated minimal trends. A co-founder of the G58 Hessenhuis, Leblanc associated with the ZERO group, participating in their international exhibitions. Following his first one-man show at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels (1961), Leblanc organised the exhibition 'Anti-Peinture' in Hessenhuis (Antwerp, 1962) and became part of the international group 'Nouvelle Tendance'. In 1964, Leblanc won the prestigious prize Jeune Peinture Belge/Jonge Belgische Schilderkunst. From 1977 until his early death in 1986, Leblanc was teaching at the Instituut voor Architectuur en Stedenbouwkunde (NHIBS), Antwerp.

Leblanc has been included in all major ZERO exhibitions, including 'ZERO: Countdown to Tomorrow' at the Guggenheim, New York, 2014.

Leblanc's works are in museums worldwide including: KMSKA, Anwerp; Musée d'art moderne, Brusslels; S.M.A.K, Ghent; Kunsthalle Mannheim; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Boijmans-Van Beuningen, Rotterdam; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.

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Provenance

Suzanne Bollag Gallery, Zürich, 1970; private collection, Highland Park, Illinois, acquired from the above;Georgia Coxe, 1980;
Private Collection, New London, New Hampshire; by descent to present owner, September 2016.

Exhibitions

1970, Walter Leblanc: Torsions, Suzanne Bollag Gallery, Zürich.

Literature

LEBLANC, Nicole, EVERARTS de VELP-SEYNAEVE, Danielle et alii. Walter Leblanc: Catalogue Raisonné. Brussels, 1997, cat. rais. no. 532, p. 198.
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