Paul DelvauxBelgian, 1897–1994Composition (The Siesta)
May one see it?
Not receiving at present
The Museum of Modern Art
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 342.1963
In the catalog
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- The Museum of Modern Art
- Image: The Museum of Modern Art — © the artist or rights holder
Meanwhile, in the life of Paul Delvaux
The whole life1918–1994 · Workplace
Brussels
January 1945
A major retrospective at the Palais des Beaux-Arts
In January a major retrospective of 57 large canvases opens at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. Public and critical reception is mixed, divided between admiration and incomprehension.
1947
A show at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York
The influential Julien Levy Gallery in New York mounts a show of Delvaux's paintings, well received by critics; however, two of the paintings are seized by customs as obscene, and one of them is damaged.
August 1947
A chance reunion with Tam in Saint-Idesbald
In a chance encounter at a newsstand in Saint-Idesbald he meets Tam again, and they resume their close relationship.
1948
Divorce and a move to be with Tam
Divorces his first wife, Suzanne, and moves with Tam to a temporary new home.
