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