Robert Detheux - The Phone – 1957 – watercolor and ink on paper

Buy Robert Detheux - Le téléphone – 1957 – aquarel en inkt op papier? Bid from 250!
Buy Robert Detheux - Le téléphone – 1957 – aquarel en inkt op papier? Bid from 250!
Buy Robert Detheux - Le téléphone – 1957 – aquarel en inkt op papier? Bid from 250!
Buy Robert Detheux - Le téléphone – 1957 – aquarel en inkt op papier? Bid from 250!
Buy Robert Detheux - Le téléphone – 1957 – aquarel en inkt op papier? Bid from 250!
Buy Robert Detheux - Le téléphone – 1957 – aquarel en inkt op papier? Bid from 250!
Buy Robert Detheux - Le téléphone – 1957 – aquarel en inkt op papier? Bid from 250!
Buy Robert Detheux - Le téléphone – 1957 – aquarel en inkt op papier? Bid from 250!
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Starting bid €250
Buyer's premium : 15%
Pick upNo, not possible
LocationOverijse,  Belgium
Auction details
Start time3-11-2026 at 21:51
End time15-11-2026 at 21:45
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2026
  • Description
  • Robert Detheux (1935-2010)
Type of artwork Drawing / Aquarelle
Year 1957
Technique Aquarelle
Support Paper
Style Surrealistic
Subject Figures
Framed Not framed
Dimensions 33 x 46 cm (h x w)
Signed Unsigned/Print signed
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Original work on paper by the Belgian artist Robert Detheux (1932–2010), titled Le téléphone, from 1957.
Executed in watercolor and black ink on paper.

The composition depicts a man's head next to an old rotary dial telephone, in a distinctly surreal and graphic visual language. Dimensions of the work: approx. 33 × 46 cm.

On the reverse side is the studio stamp: “ROBERT DETHEUX – Atelier de l'artiste”. The work comes from the artist's studio fund.

Condition: good general condition. Some normal signs of age and handling on the paper; see the photos for a complete impression of the condition.

Robert Detheux was a Belgian artist who developed a personal, surrealist visual language from the 1950s onwards. This work belongs to his early period. The photographs form an integral part of the description.
Condition
ConditionVery good
Shipment
ShipmentParcel post
PriceUp to 2 kg.
Within Belgium €9.00
Within EU €18.00
To the Netherlands €14.00
To Germany €16.00

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