Paul Van Hoeydonck Belgian, b. 1925
PVH035 - Composition, 1956
Gouache and collage
32 x 24 cm
Signed and dated lower right
Certificate of Authenticity by Paul Van Hoeydonck
Certificate of Authenticity by Paul Van Hoeydonck
'Composition' is an enchanting example of Van Hoeydonck's dedication to geometrical painting during the years 1954-59. Initially inspired by the rooftops of Fez and the harbour lights of Saint-Tropez, Van...
'Composition' is an enchanting example of Van Hoeydonck's dedication to geometrical painting during the years 1954-59. Initially inspired by the rooftops of Fez and the harbour lights of Saint-Tropez, Van Hoeydonck developed his purely geometrical paintings from a concretely constructed abstraction of reality. His geometrical works were exhibited at one-man shows at the Galerij Accent in Antwerp (1957) and at the Galerie Saint-Laurent, Brussels (1959). In his preface to the 1959 catalogue, Michel Seuphor summed up the essence of Van Hoeydonck's artistic development with the words: "Il n'y a pas de plus belle tache que de construire. Il n'y en a pas qui soit plus digne de l'homme, plus proche de la profonde nature de l'homme". In 1990 Whitford Fine Art dedicated a comprehensive publication to accompany an exhibition of the geometrical works dating the years 1955-1959.
Van Hoeydonck's works are held by museums worldwide including: Galleria Comunale d'Arte Moderna, Rome; Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Museum of Modern Art, New York; The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC; Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven; Museum Boymans-Van Beuningen, Rotterdam; Walraff-Richartz Museum, Cologne; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp; Mu.ZEE, Oostende.
Van Hoeydonck's works are held by museums worldwide including: Galleria Comunale d'Arte Moderna, Rome; Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Museum of Modern Art, New York; The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC; Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven; Museum Boymans-Van Beuningen, Rotterdam; Walraff-Richartz Museum, Cologne; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp; Mu.ZEE, Oostende.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the Artist.Exhibitions
1990, Paul Van Hoeydonck: Paintings and Collages 1955-1959, Whitford Fine Art, London
2011, Paul Van Hoeydonck, FeliXart Museum, Brussels, Belgium.
Literature
Paul Van Hoeydonck: The Fifties. Paintings and Collages 1955-1959, Whitford Fine Art, 1990, exhibition catalogue with introduction by Willy VAN DEN BUSSCHE, ill. cat. no.6.
CEULEERS, Jan. Paul Van Hoeydonck, FeliXart Museum, Brussels, Belgium, 2011, cat. no.267, ill. p.74 and 281.