Pol Mara (1920 1998) Before the zipper came 1982 - Lot 21

Pol Mara (1920 1998) Before the zipper came 1982 Oil on canvas depicting the bust of a young woman with curly hair, shown in a half-portrait in a large pop composition, combined with white callas and abstract geometric elements and diagonals on a light background. Canvas signed and dated "Pol Mara 82" on the back, with the provenance "BP-ART COLLECTION" (Belgium). Dimensions with frame: 119 x 119 x 3.5 cm. Pol Mara (Louis Leysen, 1920-1998) achieved international recognition in the 1960s. His work, a blend of photography, sensual figuration and advertising-inspired graphic fragments, has been exhibited in major European institutions, including the Musée d'Art Moderne d'Anvers (M HKA), the Museum voor Schone Kunsten in Antwerp, and the Musée Royal des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. He has also had major exhibitions at the Tokyo Museum and the Osaka National Museum, and has been honored by the creation of a Pol Mara Museum in Wijnegem, dedicated to his work. Present in numerous public and private collections, he remains one of the most singular and refined representatives of European photo-pop.