Marcel Delmotte Collection
16th February 2022 - 20th February 2022
BRUSSELS ART WALK Galerie Costermans Pl. du Grand Sablon 5, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgique

Born in 1901 in Charleroi, Marcel Delmotte was a painter, draftsman, watercolourist and Belgian sculptor. He studied drawing from nature at the the University of Labor in Charleroi with the painter Leon Van den Houten.  

A realist painter at first, he was influenced by Expressionism of the beginning of the century, before turning to the symbolic style and developing his great compositions with mysterious landscapes and futuristic architectures. One of his first paintings, "The Agapes", (1919), reproduced the layout of large Venetian scenes and degraded texture of Gustave Moreau.   

In the first half of his career, Delmotte was influenced by models of the Italian Renaissance, Rubens or Ingres, and represented large and sculptural nudes, illustrating scenes from mythology, the Divine Comedy or the Bible.  

From the 1950s, Delmotte developed his own style with large symbolist paintings representing mysterious and jagged landscapes. Using the technique of “grattage” with a knife like the painter Max Ernst did in the 1920s, Delmotte created interesting textures highlighting a fantastic universe of eroded rocks and lush vegetation. The artist painted his landscape on several levels, occupying the entire space of the canvas, with rocky landscapes seeming to float on the horizon.  

In his book devoted to the painter, Marcel Fryns declared: "It is the balance, the domination of the dream by the mind that explains the calm of Delmotte's landscapes. This confession of the natural elements, this dialogue between the sovereigns of the vegetable kingdom takes part of a surrealist art but not of an unbridled fantastic. "

Marcel Delmotte received numerous awards and honors throughout his career. He was named Knight of the Order of Leopold II in 1939. He received the silver medal of the Belgian painting in 1960. The same year, he obtained the Richard Dupierreux painting First Prize, then the Chapman First Prize in 1965.  

He exhibited in the galleries of Charleroi and Brussels many times. In 1952, he participated in the Salon d’art libre in Paris. In 1964, the Spa Casino organized a retrospective of his work, as well as the Brachot gallery in 1976.

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  • Exhibition : Along the water Exhibition : Along the water
    Exhibition : Along the water
    21st June 2025
  • February 2025 Exhibition February 2025 Exhibition
    February 2025 Exhibition
    07th February 2025
  • Exceptional exhibition: Romain de Tirtoff alias Exceptional exhibition: Romain de Tirtoff alias
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    10th December 2024
  • GOUDJI : the exhibition GOUDJI : the exhibition
    GOUDJI : the exhibition
    18th October 2024
  • Exhibition: Women, a century of portraits (1850-1950) Exhibition: Women, a century of portraits (1850-1950)
    Exhibition: Women, a century of portraits (1850-1950)
    24th September 2024
  • Currently at the gallery: June 2024 Currently at the gallery: June 2024
    Currently at the gallery: June 2024
    07th June 2024
  • Currently at the gallery - April 2024 Currently at the gallery - April 2024
    Currently at the gallery - April 2024
    03rd April 2024
  • December 2023 selection December 2023 selection
    December 2023 selection
    01st December 2023
  • Cartier exhibition Louvre Abu Dhabi Cartier exhibition Louvre Abu Dhabi
    Cartier exhibition Louvre Abu Dhabi
    16th November 2023
  • Exhibition - DELICATE BELLE EPOQUE Exhibition - DELICATE BELLE EPOQUE
    Exhibition - DELICATE BELLE EPOQUE
    22nd September 2023
  • Animalia Animalia
    Animalia
    01st April 2023
  • Chefs-d'œuvre at Rond-Point des Champs-Élysées Chefs-d'œuvre at Rond-Point des Champs-Élysées
    Chefs-d'œuvre at Rond-Point des Champs-Élysées
    11th February 2023
  • Oriental Dreams Oriental Dreams
    Oriental Dreams
    02nd December 2022
  • Exhibition - D'UN REGARD À L'AUTRE Exhibition - D'UN REGARD À L'AUTRE
    Exhibition - D'UN REGARD À L'AUTRE
    23rd September 2022
  • Bernard Buffet Exhibition Bernard Buffet Exhibition
    Bernard Buffet Exhibition
    25th July 2022
  • René GRUAU Collection René GRUAU Collection
    René GRUAU Collection
    25th May 2022
  • MASTERPIECE MASTERPIECE
    MASTERPIECE
    18th September 2020
  • LONDON ART WEEK LONDON ART WEEK
    LONDON ART WEEK
    28th June 2019
  • Exhibition - GLANCE AT ORIENT Exhibition - GLANCE AT ORIENT
    Exhibition - GLANCE AT ORIENT
    03rd June 2019
  • RED - Two centuries of painting RED - Two centuries of painting
    RED - Two centuries of painting
    30th November 2018
  • Opening exhibition - Modèles - Opening exhibition - Modèles -
    Opening exhibition - Modèles -
    23rd March 2018
  • Jacques Majorelle, une invitation au voyage Jacques Majorelle, une invitation au voyage
    Jacques Majorelle, une invitation au voyage
    11th November 2017
  • One hundred years of painting, between Europe and Africa One hundred years of painting, between Europe and Africa
    One hundred years of painting, between Europe and Africa
    14th October 2016
  • Exhibition - Landscapes and Horsemen of the East Exhibition - Landscapes and Horsemen of the East
    Exhibition - Landscapes and Horsemen of the East
    02nd June 2016
  • Un regard sur l'Orient Un regard sur l'Orient
    Un regard sur l'Orient
    10th November 2015
  • Félix Ziem Exhibition - Nocturne Rive Droite event Félix Ziem Exhibition - Nocturne Rive Droite event
    Félix Ziem Exhibition - Nocturne Rive Droite event
    04th December 2014
  • Views of Paris, Parisian life Views of Paris, Parisian life
    Views of Paris, Parisian life
    22nd May 2014
  • Exhibition The Landscape Painting Exhibition The Landscape Painting
    Exhibition The Landscape Painting
    05th December 2013
  • Félix Ziem Exhibition Félix Ziem Exhibition
    Félix Ziem Exhibition
    02nd April 2013
  • Félix Ziem retrospective Félix Ziem retrospective
    Félix Ziem retrospective
    04th February 2011
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