Paul delvaux, petite place de la gare, saint idesbald - framed - 1963 belgium

Lithograph representing paul delvaux's painting "small station square" in saint idesbald, belgium. Young girl seen from behind in front of a station and a train. This work is representative of the work of paul delvaux. 1963 belgium. Paul delvaux is one of the greatest contemporary belgian painters. His artistic fascination with is matched only by his love of trains. He often crossed these two influences in his paintings. Paul delvaux was fascinated by the railway world. In the sixties, he mastered the art of creating a "climate", as he said, a mysterious and contemplative atmosphere, despite the realism with which he painted. His characters seen from behind encourage us to look, to engage with them, they make us enter the painting. The whimsical play of shadows and lights, the highly structured composition, everything gives us the impression of being on the threshold of another world, an elsewhere that can only be reached by entering the station. It can only be reached by entering the station, by getting on the train, leaving behind the everyday world.

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