Gouache
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Features and Remarks
Leblanc is associated with Op Art and Concrete Art. He also participated in major exhibitions organised by the ZERO group with his monochrome works.
Torsion as a design element
By the late 1950s, Leblanc’s works were becoming increasingly informal – monochrome, minimalist and modulated in a relief-like manner.
The work presented here belongs to the group of abstract ‘gouaches’ that he developed from 1958 onwards. Numerous threads of twisted yarn are pierced through the stiff paper and arranged horizontally in offset fields.
It is precisely the minimal deviations caused by the natural raw material and the inherent tensions of the thread twisted during the spinning process that constitute the appeal of this work. Compared to the idealised geometric line, nothing here is perfectly straight or parallel, although the constructive order largely determines the relief.
Leblanc was particularly interested in these effects of tension and rotation in space. Together with the effect of the incidence of light and the viewer’s perspective, his works offer wonderful means for contemplation.
“The absence of any chromatic nuances within a single field of action leaves the predominance to the modulation of the contrasting zones. / The theme of my work is purely the plastic force. / It corresponds to the methodical proceedings of a pre-established programme. / Grouped into sequences of logical or systematic successions, my work is about serial formation (the repetition of elements that are similar in nature).”
Walter Leblanc, 1977
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General Informations
| Category | Mischtechnik |
|---|---|
| artist | Leblanc, Walter |
| year | 1960 |
| Title | Gouache |
| size 1 |
Sheet
50,0 x 40,0 cm
Frame: 57,8 x 48,0 cm |
| material | Grey paint over cotton thread on paper |
| edition | Unique |
| signature | Lower left signed and dated in pencil: Leblanc 60 |
| publication | Chafik, G. (2019). Walter Leblanc. Addendum to the catalogue raisonné II. Brüssel: Ludion, Nr. 274 bis |
| Provenance | Private collection, BelgiumPrivate collection, Berlin |
| rise in value | Works by Walter Leblanc are known for rising in value. According to artprice, the value of one piece by Walter Leblanc has risen 21.4% in 2025. |
Information about the condition
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The Mixed media is in a good state of preservation Minimal surface blemishes and discolouration on the paper. The top edge is slightly bumped. The edges and corners show slight creases. |
Information about the artist
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Walter Leblanc was born in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1932 and died in Silly, Belgium, in 1986. Leblanc studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp under Antoine Marstboom from 1949 to 1954 and at the Hoger Instituut voor Schone Kunsten in 1955–56. From 1956, he worked as a commercial artist, whilst also establishing himself as a freelance artist. From 1977, he taught at the National Hoger Instituut voor Bouwkunst en Stedebouw in his home town. Leblanc worked as a painter, graphic artist and object artist. He is one of the most significant representatives of kinetic and optical art. From 1951, the artist worked with geometric-abstract monochromes. In the 1950s, he created light-based relief series made of sand. In 1959, torsion became the most important design element. Three-dimensional structures and sculptures are created through twists and turns of paper, cardboard or threads on or within surfaces. In doing so, Leblanc often worked in series. In 1958, he was a founding member of the G58 artists’ group, which brought together young Belgian artists. From 1962, he was a member of Nouvelles Tendances. From 1962, he took part in exhibitions organised by the ZERO group. |
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