Composition (Compositie)
Linoleum cut, 1921, Bex 231, edition unknown. 6 1/2 x 4 in. Initialed and dated in the block, lower right. Initialed and dated in pencil. This is a rare proof impression printed on thin wove paper. The margins are wide and probably full. The condition is excellent. This linocut was also published in Der Sturm (XVI/I). This work epitomizes the Belgian avante-garde printmaking aesthetic of the 1920s which relies on bold geometric images often interspersed with typography and strong color combinations. Peeters, along with Edmond van Dooren, Floris Jespers, Victor Servranckx and others, defined a national movement which is also evidenced in their paintings and the occasional sculpture. Ex-collection: Emile Maeyens (Lugt 4178) and Albert Stöcker (Lugt 3872). Émile Mayens was the owner of 'De Distel' [The Thistle], a business specializing in art supplies for students of the Academy of Fine Arts. It is in this store that the avant-garde artistic circle 'Kring Moderne Kunst' [Modern Art Circle] was based from its founding in 1918. In addition to Mayens, it included among its founding members Jozef Peeters (secretary), Edmond Van Dooren, Jos Léonard and Alfons Marchant. (TO BE SOLD WITH THE COMPANION PROOF IMPRESSION IN GOLD AND BLACK. $ 5,500 for the pair.)
$5,500

Composition (Compositie)
Linoleum cut, 1921, Bex 231, edition unknown. 6 1/2 x 4 in. Signed and dated in the block, lower right. This is a fine proof impression printed on thin wove paper; first printed in gold then in black. The margins are substantial and the condition is very good apart from minor handling creases. This linocut was also published in Der Sturm (XVI/I). (TO BE SOLD WITH THE PENCIL SIGNED PROOF IMPRESSION PRINTED IN BLACK INK. $ 5,500 for the pair.)
$5,500

Geometric Abstraction
Linocut on grey paper, 1921, edition unknown but certainly small. 7 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. Unsigned. This is a fine proof impression before the monogram in the lower left corner. The paper is a gray wove and the margins are somewhat irregular. The condition is fine. This compelling image was published in the set "Map met 6 Linos" (1921) by De Sikkel. Complete sets are exceedingly rare today and these proofs are before publication. This work epitomizes the Belgian avante-garde printmaking aesthetic of the 1920s which relies on bold geometric images often interspersed with typography and strong color combinations. Peeters, along with Edmond van Dooren, Floris Jespers, Victor Servranckx and others, defined a national movement which is also evidenced in their paintings and the occasional sculpture. Provenance: Flor Bex, former Director of the Museum of Contemporary art in Antwerp and a celebrated author on this subject.
$2,000

Geometric Abstraction
Linocut on blue paper, 1921, edition unknown but certainly small. 7 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. Unsigned. This is a fine proof impression before the monogram in the lower left corner. The paper is a blue wove and the margins are irregular. The condition is very good. This compelling image was published in the set "Map met 6 Linos" (1921) by De Sikkel. Complete sets are exceedingly rare today and these proofs are before publication. This work epitomizes the Belgian avante-garde printmaking aesthetic of the 1920s which relies on bold geometric images often interspersed with typography and strong color combinations. Peeters, along with Edmond van Dooren, Floris Jespers, Victor Severanckx and others, defined a national movement which is also evidenced in their paintings and occasional sculpture. Provenance: Flor Bex, former Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp and a celebrated author on this subject.
$2,000