34 Léopold SURVAGE (1879-1968) Modelo pour Pax,... Lot 34

34 Léopold SURVAGE (1879-1968) Modelo pour Pax, large wall decoration for the Palais des Congrès in Liège (Belgium), 1957 Watercolor and ink Signed and dated lower right Bears cutting instructions for the execution of the project 57 x 260 cm In 1956, the commune of Liège commissioned the architects L'Équerre to build a Palais des Congrès to accommodate the 1,500 delegates expected to attend the Brussels Universal Exhibition. To prevent this functionalist functionalism of iron, glass and concrete, Georges Linze sought out avant-garde artists with an undisputed with an undisputed reputation. In 1959, 79-year-old Léopold Survage created a monumental fresco for the Salle des Fêtes at the Palais des Congrès in Liège. des Congrès de Liège. Entitled Pax, this narrative work of rhythm, color, human figures, rigorous architecture and metaphysical symbols sums up the artist's poetic and political thinking. Considered by the painter as the culmination of his work, this fresco is a veritable hymn to life, peace and joy. and joy.