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POL BURY RETROSPECTIVE

A retrospective exhibition with over a hundred works, including sculptures, collages, paintings, prints and jewelry, as well as publications, photographs and posters, illustrating the life and career of one of Belgium's leading postwar artists.

1 | La clef des songes - 1946

oil on canvas, 59,5 x 49,5 cm

signed and dated lower right

Private collection

2 | Untitled - c.1949

gouache on paper, 47 x 30 cm

Private collection

3 | Untitled - c.1952

oil on canvas, 100 x 195 cm

signed lower left

Private collection

4 | Untitled - c.1952

oil on canvas, 195 x 100 cm

signed lower right

Private collection

5 | Untitled - c.1952

collage, 248 x 351 mm

Private collection

6 | Untitled - c.1952

collage, 250 x 250 mm

Private collection

7 | Untitled - c.1952

screen print on paper, 27,4 x 21,4 cm

Private collection

8 | Untitled - c.1952

screen print on paper, 27,5 x 21,4 cm

Private collection

9 | Ponctuation - 1959

piano strings, wood, electric motor, 28 x 28 cm

Private collection

10 | Entité érectile - 1960

painted wood, metal rods, electric motor, 78,7 x 49,5 cm

now at the Proximus Art Collection, Brussels

11 | Ponctuation molle - 1960

nylon wire, wood, electric motor, 30 x 122 cm

Private collection

12 | Untitled - 1961

painted nails, wood, electric motor, 51 x 40,5 cm

Private collection

13 | Ponctuation - 1961

nylon wire, wood, electric motor, 61 x 61 x 23 cm

Private collection

14 | Ball on a Sloping Plane - 1963

cork, wood and electric motor, 50 x 50 x 35 cm

Private collection

15 | Cinetization: Charles Baudelaire - 1963

collage, 163 x 110 mm

signed and dated lower right

Private collection

16 | Cinetization: Vasarely - 1963

collage, 172 x 119 mm

signed and dated lower right; titled lower center

Private collection

17 | Cinetization: Gondola, Venice - 1964

collage, 90 x 142 mm

signed and dated lower right

Private collection

18 | Cinetization: Venice, Piazza San Marco - 1964

collage, 133 x 198 mm

signed and dated lower right

Private collection

19 | Brussels Town Hall

color lithograph on paper, 25,7 x 21,3 cm

signed lower rightlower left: E.A. (épreuve d'artiste)

Private collection

20 | Atomium - c.1967

color lithograph on paper, 56 x 41 cm

signed lower rightlower left: E.A. (épreuve d'artiste)

Private collection

21 | 43 Elements Facing Each Other - 1968

stainless steel, electric motor, 200 x 50 x 60 cm (x2)

22 | Cinetization: Cyclist - 1969

collage, 160 x 100 mm

signed and dated lower right

Private collection

23 | Cinetization: Scene of Life - 1969

collage, 176 x 150 mm

signed and dated lower right

Private collection

24 | Cinetization: Scene of Life - 1969

collage, 176 x 148 mm

signed and dated lower right

Private collection

25 | Guggenheim - 1970

print, 642 x 890 mm

signed lower right; numbered lower left: H.C.

26 | Horizontal monument n°3 dedicated to 12 000 balls - 1971

stainless steel, 29 x 145 cm

Private collection

27 | 2000 Little Balls on a Plate - 1971

stainless steel and electric motor, 15,5 x 50 x 50 cm

Private collection

28 | 26 œufs aplatis sur un plateau - c.1971

copper and electric motor, 15,5 x 50 x 50 cm

Private collection

29 | 2513 White Points - 1972

nylon wire on wooden panel, electric motor, 150 cm Ø

signed, titled and dated on the back

Private collection

30 | Sphere with two Planes on a Cube - 1972

stainless steel, electric motor, 43 x 20 x 20 cm

signed, titled, dated and numbered on the cube lower center

Private collection

31 | 777 White Points - c.1972

nylon threads on wooden panel, electric motor, 51 x 51 cm

titled and signed on verso

Private collection

32 | Four Squares, Ten Cercles, Five Triangles, Two Diamonds Aligned - 1976-1977

painted wood and electric motor, 150 x 122 x 16 cm

Private collection

33 | 11 Squares and 1 Circle - 1977-78

woodcut, 495 x 655 mm

signed lower right, numbered lower left

Private collection

34 | 24 Circles Between 2 Parallels

woodcut, 495 x 655 mm

signed lower right, numbered lower left

Private collection

35 | 27 Circles Between Two Parallels - 1977-78

woodcut, 495 x 655 mm

signed lower right, numbered lower left

Private collection

36 | 3 Underlined Alignments - 1977-78

woodcut, 495 x 655 mm

signed lower right, numbered lower left

Private collection

37 | 40 Sticks Between 2 Parallels - 1977-78

woodcut, 495 x 655 mm

signed lower right, numbered lower left

Private collection

38 | 8 Circles Around a Rounded Rectangle - 1977-78

woodcut, 495 x 655 mm

signed lower right, numbered lower left

Private collection

39 | Circle and 9 Squares - 1977-78

woodcut, 495 x 655 mm

signed lower right, numbered lower left

Private collection

40 | Circle and Sticks - 1977-78

woodcut, 495 x 655 mm

signed lower right, numbered lower left

Private collection

41 | Two Rounded Rectangles - 1977-78

woodcut, 495 x 655 mm

signed lower right, numbered lower left

Private collection

42 | Disk and Sticks - 1977-78

woodcut, 495 x 655 mm

signed lower right, numbered lower left

Private collection

43 | Disk and Sticks - 1977-78

woodcut, 495 x 655 mm

signed lower right, numbered lower left

Private collection

44 | BAH!

wood, 92 x 32 cm

Private collection

45 | Mirror - 1984

stainless steel, wood and electric motor, 68 cm Ø

titled and dated on verso

Private collection

46 | Mirror - c.1984

wood and stainless steel, 95 cm Ø
Private collection

47 | 17 sphères surmontées - 1986

wood, cork, Corten steel and electric motor, 100 x 58 x 58 cm
Private collection

48 | Cinetization: Japanese Arabesques - 1988

collage, 130 x 204 mm

signed and dated lower right, titled lower center
Private collection

49 | Cinetization: Japanese Complications - 1988

collage, 127 x 209 mm

signed and dated lower right, titled lower center
Private collection

50 | 75 Spheres on a Plane - 1979

copper and electric motor, 198 x 98 x 13 cm

titled (74 boules sur un plan), dated and signed on verso
Private collection

51 | Mona Lisa

Cinetization, 123 x 87 cm
Private collection

52 | Venice

Cinetization, 121 x 166 cm
Private collection

53 | Cinetization: Venice - 1989

collage, 152 x 221 mm

signed and dated lower right, titled lower center

Private collection

54 | Cinetization: Venice - 1989

collage, 253 x 208 mm

signed and dated lower right, titled lower center
Private collection

55 | Cinetization: Venise - c.1989

collage, 207 x 158 mm

signed and dated lower right, titled lower center
Private collection

56 | Cinetization: Magritte. Les voies détournées - c.1989

collage, 264 x 175 mm

signed lower right, titled lower center
Private collection

57 | Fountain, 12 Triangles - 1990

copper, hydraulic pump, 100 x 140 cm
Private collection

58 | 24 Squares on 3 Squares - 1990

wood, electric motor, 55 x 70 x 70 cm
Private collection

59 | Large Table - c.1990

steel, copper, wood, electric motor, 42 x 120 x 80 cm
Private collection

60 | Checkerboard - c.1990

wood and electric motor, 45 x 80 x 80 cm
Private collection

61 | 15 Vertical Twists - 1990

copper, electric motor, 250 x 36 x 36 cm
Private collection

62 | 16 Twisted Curves - 1990

copper, electric motor, 133 x 27 x 27 cm

titled, signed and numbered on the back
Private collection

63 | 16 Curved Elements - 1990

copper, electric motor, 130 x 36 x 36 cm

titled, signed and numbered: 1/8
Private collection

64 | 33 Spheres in Perspective in a Cube - 1997

wood, cork and electric motor, 60 x 60 x 15 cm

titled, dated and signed on verso

Private collection

65 | Perspective, 16 Squares in an Open Cube - 1997

wood, cork and electric motor, 60 x 60 x 11,5 cm

titled, dated and signed on verso

Private collection

66 | Perspective - c.1997

wood, cork and electric motor, 60 x 60 x 14,5 cm

titled, dated and signed on verso

Private collection

67 | Volume figé - 1999

mirror polished stainless steel, 24 x 35 x 25 cm

signed and numbered

Private collection

68 | Volume figé - 1999

mirror polished stainless steel, 19,5 x 30 x 30 cm

signed and numbered

Private collection

69 | Volume figé - 1999

copper, 26 x 6 x 6 cm

signed and numbered

Private collection

70 | Volume figé - 1999

copper, 21 x 9 x 8 cm

signed and numbered

Private collection

71 | Volume figé - 1999

copper, 13,5 x 12 x 6,5 cm

signed and numbered

Private collection

72 | Volume figé - 1999

copper, 30 x 10 x 10 cm

signed and numbered

Private collection

73 | Volume figé - 1999

copper, 32 x 13 x 10 cm

signed and numbered

Private collection

74 | Volume figé - 1999

copper, 25 x 13 x 12 cm

signed and numbered

Private collection

75 | Volume figé - 1999

copper, 41 x 17 x 14 cm

signed and numbered

Private collection

76 | Volume figé - 1999

copper, 29 x 25 x 24 cm

signed and numbered

Private collection

77 | 15 Spheres + 3 - 2000

wood, cork, electric motor, 140 x 25 x 25 cm

titled, signed and dated on verso

Private collection

78 | 19 Truncated Cylinders + 3 - 2000

wood, cork, electric motor, 140 x 25 x 25 cm

titled, signed and dated on verso

Private collection

79 | 24 Cylinders + 3 - 2000

wood, cork, electric motor, 140 x 25 x 25 cm

titled, signed and dated on verso

Private collection

80 | Ramollissement: Antonella da Messina - c.2001

digital monotype on paper mounted on canvas, 26 x 19 cm

signed lower right

Private collection

81 | Ramollissement: Antonella da Messina - c.2001

digital monotype on paper mounted on canvas, 26,5 x 19 cm

signed lower right

Private collection

82 | Ramollissement: Goya, Maya desnuda / Maya vestida - c.2001

digital monotype on paper mounted on canvas, 19 x 27 cm

signed lower right

Private collection

83 | Ramollissement: Goya, Maya desnuda / Maya vestida - c.2001

digital monotype on paper mounted on canvas, 19 x 27 cm

signed lower right

Private collection

84 | Ramollissement: Rubens - c.2001

digital monotype on paper mounted on canvas, 27 x 19 cm

signed lower right

Private collection

85 | Ramollissement: Rubens - c.2001

digital monotype on paper mounted on canvas, 27 x 19 cm

signed lower right

Private collection

86 | Ramollissement: Ingres. La petite baigneuse - 2002

digital monotype on canvas, 56 x 43 cm

signed and dated lower right

Private collection

87 | Ramollissement: Ingres. Le bain turc - 2002

digital monotype on canvas, 100 cm Ø

signed and dated lower center

Private collection

88 | Ramollissement: Ingres. Louis François Bertin - 2002

digital monotype on canvas, 60 x 47,5 cm

signed and dated lower right

Private collection

89 | Ramollissement: Ingres. Vénus Anadyomène - 2002

digital monotype on canvas, 164,5 x 94 cm

signed and dated lower right

Private collection

90 | 18 Red Spheres on Red Plane - 2004

cork and paint on panel, electric motor, 122 x 80 x 20 cm

titled, signed and dated on verso

Private collection

91 | Turning Plane - 2004

paint on panel, electric motor, 210 x 68 x 33 cm

titled, signed, numbered and dated on verso

Private collection

92 | Turning Plane - 2004

paint on panel, electric motor, 210 x 55 x 34 cm

titled, signed, numbered and dated on verso

Private collection

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