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157 - René GUIETTE (1893–1976)
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Estimate €500 - €800
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René GUIETTE (1893–1976) Untitled, calligraphy, drawing, signed lower right, dated 69, approx. 74 × 39 cm. Note: A Belgian painter, draughtsman and art critic, René Guiette was one of the most distinctive figures of the 20th-century Belgian avant-garde. Self-taught and close to Blaise Cendrars and Max Jacob, he moved from Expressionism and Cubism towards a freer style of painting, influenced by esotericism and Eastern philosophies. In 1925, Le Corbusier designed the famous Maison Guiette in Antwerp for him, the architect’s only project in Belgium. A member of the Compagnie de l’Art Brut, founded by Jean Dubuffet, from 1948, Guiette was also supported in Paris by the art critic Michel Tapié. From the mid-1950s onwards, deeply influenced by Zen philosophy, he developed a pictorial language based on symbols, writing and a gestural style inspired by Far Eastern calligraphy. Arabesques, symbols and imaginary scripts thus became the vehicles for an inner, meditative exploration, particularly characteristic of his work from the 1960s.
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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
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Auction time 10/18/2026 at 2:00 PM
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Hugo Sanchez
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