Pierre Alechinsky (b. Bruxelles 1927)
“Jardin Public”, 1950. Signed Alechinsky 50. Gouache and watercolour on paper. Visible size 17×22 cm.
Literature: Yves Rivière: “Alechinsky. Paintings and Writings”, Paris 1977. Gallerist Geert van Bruaene and the gallery mentioned on page 195: “Geert van Bruaene presents in his gallery 'Au diable par la queue' in Brussels, those of Pierre Alechinsky's gouaches the most representative of Cobra alongside works by Marc Mendelson and Jan Cox”. Exhibited: Le Diable par le Queue, Bruxelles May 1950. Provenance: Private collection, Denmark.
Geert van Bruaene, born in Courtrai and died in Brussels on July 22, 1964, was a Belgian gallery owner, second-hand dealer and bistro owner who was close to the surrealist writers and painters of Brussels as well as the artists of the Cobra group.
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