Autour de la Table

1965 · Drawing · 81.3 × 107.4 cm

May one see it?

Not on view at present

Where is “Autour de la Table” now? Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Not on view at present. Checked September 25, 2026.

Victoria and Albert Museum

London, United Kingdom

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 14 days ago
In this state since: Sep 25, 2026
Source: The museum

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About the work

Delvaux specialised in nocturnal scenes and ambiguous subjects. In this drawing he plays with the erotic potential of a claustrophobic interior lit only by a naked bulb. Using black, white and grey, the artist manages to contrast the shadows of the night and the stark electric lighting.

Victoria and Albert Museum

Particulars

Accession number: P.3-1966

What it shows

Nude Night Light

In the catalog

Drawings & watercolors Pen and ink Post-war art 20th century French school France

Sources

Victoria and Albert Museum
Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Meanwhile, in the life of Paul Delvaux

The whole life

1918–1994 · Workplace
Brussels
1960s–1970s
High productivity and growing recognition
A period of high productivity and growing international recognition of his art.
1963–1965
Vice-director, then president of the Royal Academy
Named vice-director of the Royal Academy of Belgium in 1963 and promoted to its president in 1965.
1966
The model Danielle Caneel
Begins working with the 22-year-old model Danielle Caneel, whose slim figure inspires numerous drawings and studies over the next 17 years. With few exceptions, he does not depict her face or cropped brunette hair in his finished paintings, substituting idealized symmetrical features and long blonde hair.

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