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Léon SPILLIAERT (1881–1946)
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Léon SPILLIAERT (1881–1946)
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Estimate €10,000 - €15,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Léon SPILLIAERT (1881–1946)
Trees in Spring, May 1917. Pencil, watercolour and gouache on paper.
Signed and dated ‘L. Spilliaert / Mai 1917’ in the top right-hand corner.
40.9 × 28.3 cm, sheet.
39.7 × 27.2 cm (image area).
Provenance:
The artist’s family, Brussels.
Private collection, Brussels, acquired from a gallery on Rue Ernest Allard in 1994, then passed down through the family until 2026.
Attached documents:
This work will be included in the Léon Spilliaert catalogue raisonné currently being prepared by Anne Adriaens-Pannier.
Certificate by Philippe Serck, court-appointed expert, DSD Art Companions Ltd, dated 16 April 1994.
Note:
On the reverse, the annotation ‘1917/25’ in the hand of Madeleine Spilliaert, the artist’s daughter.
Dated May 1917, this composition depicts a woodland scene punctuated by the tall, dark vertical lines of the tree trunks and foliage rendered in a multitude of coloured brushstrokes, lending the whole a luminous, almost pointillist quality.
We would like to thank Mrs Anne Adriaens-Pannier for the information provided and for her advice regarding the inclusion of this work in the catalogue raisonné currently being prepared.
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About the sale
DE SPILLIAERT AND DE SMET IN GABON, VIA CHINA Khnopff, Mortier, Picasso • Old Master paintings • Chinese bronzes and porcelain • Kota reliquary • Jewellery • Antique weapons
Auction location
Auction time
10/18/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits:
Hugo Sanchez
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