Paul Delvaux. The man who loved trains.
Snoeck| N° d'inventaire | 22271 |
| Format | 21.5 x 27 |
| Détails | 240 p., hardcover. |
| Publication | Brussels, 2019 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9789461615725 |
Known as the painter of women and skeletons, Delvaux added brilliance to his fame by also becoming the painter of trains and stations. Fascinated by the great metal monsters of his childhood, spitting fire and whistling steam, Delvaux endeavored to reproduce these mysterious locomotives in the precise details. This book recounts them through astonishing illustrated comparisons. Photographs and drawings also reveal the man's passion for the world of railway workers. This book offers a unique exploration into the heart of railway works bathed in moonlight. The destination of Delvaux's trains belongs only to those who look at them. Each work is an invitation to escape to dreamlike lands where one train can hide another. Camille Brasseur, scientific director of the collections at the Paul Delvaux Foundation, has been dedicated to promoting the artist's work since 2018. An art historian, she also carries out research on Belgian art, which she began at the ULB Cobra Research Centre (2003-2007) and continued at the BAM in Mons (2008-2013) and at the Maurice Verbaet Art Center in Antwerp (2013-2017). As an exhibition curator, she has published several works on post-war Belgian art (Vandercam, Mortier, Guiette).
Known as the painter of women and skeletons, Delvaux added brilliance to his fame by also becoming the painter of trains and stations. Fascinated by the great metal monsters of his childhood, spitting fire and whistling steam, Delvaux endeavored to reproduce these mysterious locomotives in the precise details. This book recounts them through astonishing illustrated comparisons. Photographs and drawings also reveal the man's passion for the world of railway workers. This book offers a unique exploration into the heart of railway works bathed in moonlight. The destination of Delvaux's trains belongs only to those who look at them. Each work is an invitation to escape to dreamlike lands where one train can hide another. Camille Brasseur, scientific director of the collections at the Paul Delvaux Foundation, has been dedicated to promoting the artist's work since 2018. An art historian, she also carries out research on Belgian art, which she began at the ULB Cobra Research Centre (2003-2007) and continued at the BAM in Mons (2008-2013) and at the Maurice Verbaet Art Center in Antwerp (2013-2017). As an exhibition curator, she has published several works on post-war Belgian art (Vandercam, Mortier, Guiette).