Paul DelvauxBelgian, 1897–1994Sketchbook
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The Museum of Modern Art
New York, United States
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- 1230.1964.6
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Meanwhile, in the life of Paul Delvaux
The whole life1918–1994 · Workplace
Brussels
1937
First trip to Italy
Makes his first trip to Italy and returns there the next year; mermaids and seaside scenes begin to appear in his paintings. Other accounts date his trip to Italy to 1939.
July 1937
Marries Suzanne Purnal
Marries Suzanne Purnal; the artist later said it was purely a marriage of convenience.
1938
The International Surrealist Exhibition in Paris
Takes part in the International Surrealist Exhibition in Paris, organized by André Breton and Paul Éluard. Although he associates for a time with the Belgian surrealist group, he does not consider himself a Surrealist in the strict, scholastic sense of the word.
1940
An international exhibition in Mexico City
His works are shown at an international exhibition in Mexico City organized by Breton and Paalen.
1940
The occupation of Belgium: eight days in Pas-de-Calais
When Germany invades and occupies Belgium, Delvaux retreats to Pas-de-Calais with his aunts for eight days, then returns to Brussels. He spends the war years quietly at home, continuing to paint but exhibiting nothing in Belgium.
