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Le Secret

Print
30/03/66 (made)
Artist/Maker
Delvaux, Paul (artist)

Two girls in their underclothes, the girl on the left has her left hand placed on the cheek of the other girl and her right placed on her side. The girl on the right rests her left hand on the waist of the other while her right hand is placed on the girl's upper-arm. Behind them is a window and curtains, with a view of some buildings. The print looks like a pencil drawing.


Object details

Categories
Prints
LGBTQ
Object type
Print
TitleLe Secret (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph
Lithograph
Brief description
'Le Secret'. Lithograph by Paul Delvaux, 1966.
Physical description
Two girls in their underclothes, the girl on the left has her left hand placed on the cheek of the other girl and her right placed on her side. The girl on the right rests her left hand on the waist of the other while her right hand is placed on the girl's upper-arm. Behind them is a window and curtains, with a view of some buildings. The print looks like a pencil drawing.
Dimensions
  • Height: 65.4cm
  • Width: 50.8cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967. London: HMSO, 1968.
Production typeLimited edition
Copy number
27 of 75
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'P. Delvaux' '27/75' (Signed in pencil and numbered)
  • '30.3.66' (Dated in reverse in the lower-left corner)
Object history
This lithograph is one of the first five works in the medium, made by the artist in 1966, which were exhibited at Le Bateau Lavoir Paris.
Production
Attribution note: Number 27 of 75.
Subjects depicted
Love
Homosexuality
Girls
Window
Lesbian
Lgbtq
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.78-1967

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O693797/le-secret-print-delvaux-paul/
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