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"Le Rêve" by Paul
Joostens; pencil drawing with watercolor; drawing approximately 11" x
14-1/8"; three corners are damaged, paper is yellowed, otherwise fine
condition.
SOLD
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Paul Joostens was born in Belgium in
1886. He was an artist and poet. He studied at the Institute
of Fine Arts in Antwerp and was influenced by James Ensor. He exhibited
in 1917 in Antwerp and Brussels. He was a founding member of the
Dada movement, experimenting with collage and montage in the style of
Kurt Schwitters.
A biography of Joostens was written by Georges Marlierin in 1923. He was part of the Dada Exposition at the National Museum of Modern Art in Paris in 1966. He won many prizes throughout his career and his work is in several museums throughout the world. He died in Belgium in 1960. Many of his drawings and paintings showed up in New Orleans some years ago. I am not certain why but there is some speculation that they were sent to a relative or friend during World War II for safe keeping.
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