Introduction
The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, in collaboration with the Musée d’Ixelles, presents
the Exhibition Paul Delvaux: A Walk with Love and Death, a thematic survey through the strange universe of the Belgian painter Paul Delvaux (1897-1994),
one of the twentieth century’s most eminent Surrealists.
After an initial stage marked by Flemish Expressionism, Delvaux discovered Surrealism and experienced the influence of Magritte and Giorgio de Chirico.
Delvaux’s world has an unmistakeable dreamlike quality and the uniqueness of his work is clearly shown in this exhibition which covers five great themes of his iconography
between Eros and Thanatos: the reclining Venus; the obsession with the Double; classical architecture and train stations; and finally, the Dance of Death.
