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Léon Spilliaert — L'Enlèvement d'Europe
Léon Spilliaert

L'Enlèvement d'Europe

1928

Léon Spilliaert's L'Enlèvement d'Europe is a 1928 drawing executed in ink and pencil on paper depicting the classical mythological abduction scene. The Belgian artist's linear style creates a dramatic and expressive interpretation of this classical narrative.

Medium
ink and pencil on paper

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Art Impressionniste et Moderne Day Auction

November 25, 2022

Estimate: $18,000$25,000

Lot 18

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Léon Spilliaert, L'Enlèvement d'Europe, 1928

Léon Spilliaert's L'Enlèvement d'Europe is a 1928 drawing executed in ink and pencil on paper depicting the classical mythological abduction scene. The Belgian artist's linear style creates a dramatic and expressive interpretation of this classical narrative.

Medium
ink and pencil on paper
Year
1928
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Dark, Dramatic, Ink And Pencil, Modernist, Early 20th Century, Seductive, Narrative, Expressionist, Belgian, Mythological

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