SUZANNE VAN DAMME
From Ghent to Brussels, Paris, Florence, Venice and New York
From Ghent to Brussels, Paris, Florence, Venice and New York
Suzanne Van Damme (Ghent 1901 - Brussels 1986) in Paris, early 50's.
1920's - 1930's : James Ensor
"Portrait of James Ensor in his Ostend atelier" 1925, oil on panel, 90 x 120 cm
Suzanne painted this portrait at the age of 24.
Private collection
Suzanne painted this portrait at the age of 24.
Private collection
James Ensor "Peintres aux prises" 1938, oil painting
Private collection
Private collection
"Self portrait" 1933, oil on panel 63 x 52 cm
Exhibited at the Fine Arts museum of Antwerp & Arnhem, 1999 "A chacun sa grâce"
Collection Group 2 Gallery
Exhibited at the Fine Arts museum of Antwerp & Arnhem, 1999 "A chacun sa grâce"
Collection Group 2 Gallery
Invitation cards exhibitions at Galerie Manteau, 1931 & Galerie Georges Giroux Brussels, 1933
Invitation card of an exhibition at Galerie Marcel Bernheim, Paris, 1935
"Still life with strawberries" 1937, oil on canvas, 31 x 48 cm
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Available
"View of San Gimignano", 1930's, oil on canvas, 65 x 80 cm
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Available
"San Gimignano", Tuscany
"View of Beaulieu-sur-Mer from St-Jean Cap Ferrat" 1930's, gouache
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Available
1940's - 1950's : Surrealism
In 1947 André Breton invites Suzanne Van Damme and her husband Bruno Capacci
to participate in the International Surrealist exhibition at Galerie Maeght in Paris.
Monographies de l'art belge, by Roger Bodart, 1953
"Equilibre" 1946, oil on panel, 134 x 122 cm (Sold)
Exhibited at the Fine Arts museum of Antwerp & Arnhem, 1999,
Sotheby's New York, 2015 "Cherchez la femme"
Exhibited at the Fine Arts museum of Antwerp & Arnhem, 1999,
Sotheby's New York, 2015 "Cherchez la femme"
"Portrait of singer and actress Suzy Solidor (1900-1983)" 1946, oil on canvas, 220 x 109 cm
Collection of the Grimaldi Castle Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
This collection features 43 portraits by Van Dongen, Picabia, Foujita, de Vlaminck, Cocteau, Marie Laurencin, Tamara de Lempicka etc.
Collection of the Grimaldi Castle Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
This collection features 43 portraits by Van Dongen, Picabia, Foujita, de Vlaminck, Cocteau, Marie Laurencin, Tamara de Lempicka etc.
"Female whim - Caprice féminin" 1947, oil on panel, 54 x 44,5 cm
Collection Group 2 Gallery
Collection Group 2 Gallery
"La couleur assiégée" 1947, oil on panel, 225 x 123 cm
Exhibited and sold at Sotheby's New York exhibition "Cherchez la femme", 2015
Exhibited and sold at Sotheby's New York exhibition "Cherchez la femme", 2015
Suzanne Van Damme at Galerie Isy Brachot in Brussels, 1973
Entrance of the "Cherchez la femme" exhibition at Sotheby's New York, 2015
Works by Frida Kahlo, Leonora Carringron, Dorothea Tanning, Leonor Fini, Meret Oppenheim, Suzanne Van Damme a.o.
Works by Frida Kahlo, Leonora Carringron, Dorothea Tanning, Leonor Fini, Meret Oppenheim, Suzanne Van Damme a.o.
"Surrealist composition" ca 1947, oil on canvas mounted on panel, 88 x 110 cm
Exhibited in 2023 at the Montmartre museum in Paris ("Surréalisme au féminin")
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Exhibited in 2023 at the Montmartre museum in Paris ("Surréalisme au féminin")
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"Enigme de la civilisation" 1945, ink drawing, 70 x 50 cm
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Available
Monography by Paul Fierens, Editions La Boétie, 1950
"Le masque du refus" 1952, oil on canvas, 50 x 67 cm
A tribute to the carnival in Venice, the city where her husband, painter, ceramist and poet Bruno Capacci was born
Exhibited at Sotheby's New York "Cherchez la femme", 2015
Available, call 02 539.23.09 or mail [email protected]
A tribute to the carnival in Venice, the city where her husband, painter, ceramist and poet Bruno Capacci was born
Exhibited at Sotheby's New York "Cherchez la femme", 2015
Available, call 02 539.23.09 or mail [email protected]
"Les Ancestryllus" 1953, collage of oil paintings on panel, 90 x 75 cm
A surrealistic representation of eggs in the tradition of Hieronymus Bosch.
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A surrealistic representation of eggs in the tradition of Hieronymus Bosch.
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Chicago Tribune, 1959 : exhibition at Marshall Field Gallery
1960's : abstract sculptural compositions
Van Damme exhibits regularly in the USA and at the Venice Biennial
Invitation card of her solo exhibition at Thibaut Gallery, New York, 1961
"Présence singulière" 1960, oil & sand on canvas, 130 x 200 cm
Exhibited in New York, Thibaut Gallery, 1961
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Exhibited in New York, Thibaut Gallery, 1961
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Suzanne Van Damme in New York in 1965. Photo by Mrs Drill
"Liaisons salutaires" 1962, oil & sand on canvas, 114 x 168 cm
Exhibited in the belgian pavillion at the Venice Biennial, 1962
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Exhibited in the belgian pavillion at the Venice Biennial, 1962
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"Description démembrée" 1961, oil & sand on canvas, 161 x 129 cm (Sold)
Exhibited at the Venice Biennial 1962
Exhibited at the Venice Biennial 1962
1965 - 1980's : Ideograms
"Le gant précoce" ca 1965, watercolour, gouache & ink on japanese paper, 69,5 x 45 cm
Collection of the Royal museum of fine arts, Brussels
Exhibition : "Imagine", Royal museum of fine arts, Brussels 2024
Collection of the Royal museum of fine arts, Brussels
Exhibition : "Imagine", Royal museum of fine arts, Brussels 2024
"Oui, ton enfance veille sur toi" ("Yes, your childhood is watching over you")
ca 1965, watercolour, gouache & ink on japanese paper, 67 x 44 cm
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ca 1965, watercolour, gouache & ink on japanese paper, 67 x 44 cm
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"Cryptogram - Ideogram" 1960's, oil on panel, 125 x 125 cm
Available, call 02 539.23.09 or mail [email protected]
Available, call 02 539.23.09 or mail [email protected]
"Composition", Mixed media on panel, 123 x 120 cm
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Available
"Cinq mots posés" 1970's, oil on panel, 120 x 100 cm
Features a text by her husband Bruno Capacci
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Features a text by her husband Bruno Capacci
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"Les puits de l'inconscient" 1970's, oil on panel, 117 x 123 cm
Collection Group 2 Gallery
Collection Group 2 Gallery
"Le folklore du romanesque" 1970's, acrylic on canvas, 116 x 89 cm
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Sold
"L' autre dimension" (texts by Bruno Capacci) 1970's, oil on canvas, 92 x 73 cm
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Sold
"Les failles de l'inconnue" 1970's, oil on panel, 200 x 93,5 cm
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Available
"Ces mots si longs aux couleurs de pourpre" 1970's, oil on panel, 237 x 105 cm (Sold)
Monography by Group 2 Gallery at its opening exhibition, 1990
"The Venitian", ca 1980, oil on canvas, 125 x 125 cm
Venitian palaces at the Canal Grande
Exhibited at Galleria l'Antenna, Bergamo, 1981 & Charleroi Museum, 2024 (Belgian women artists)
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Venitian palaces at the Canal Grande
Exhibited at Galleria l'Antenna, Bergamo, 1981 & Charleroi Museum, 2024 (Belgian women artists)
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"Ecriture" 1975, mixed media on paper, 67 x 44 cm
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Available
Series of 7 abstract compositions, ink drawings, 97 x 71 cm
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Available