{"id":16740,"date":"2025-11-21T10:42:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galerie-institut.com\/paul-delvaux\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T14:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:18:43","slug":"paul-delvaux","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/galerie-institut.com\/en\/artistes\/paul-delvaux\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Delvaux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1400px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;50%||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;1%||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Paul Delvaux<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">(1897-1994)<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Traditionally affiliated with Belgian surrealism, like Ren\u00e9 Magritte, Paul Delvaux fashions mysterious universes of great poetry, immediately identifiable. 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