Pamono Simone Lacour, The Accessible of the Inaccessible, 1981, Oil on Canvas> Abstraction|Mid-Century

Belgian avant-garde artwork by Simone Lacour, whose abstract-surrealist work gained international recognition. A student of Paul Delvaux and Fernand Léger, she developed her own independent visual language, rich in irony, imagination and poetic depth.
This 1981 canvas, painted in deep greens, blues and luminous whites, comes directly from the artist’s family. Preserved in its original frame and in perfect condition, it is a rare opportunity to acquire an exceptional work from Lacour’s oeuvre.

Simone Lacour (1926-2016) was an unconventional and captivating voice within the Belgian avant-garde, active from the 1950s until the early 2000s in France. Born in Antwerp, but later based in Paris and in her studio in the medieval village of Rilly-sur-Loire, she developed an aesthetic language entirely her own, free from trends and academic constraints. Although she studied with Paul Delvaux and Fernand Léger, Lacour deliberately broke away from formal traditions. She experimented freely with materials, inks, collages, jute, assemblages, and created Vélumes, sculptural canvases that exemplified her boundary-pushing vision.
Her oeuvre, largely abstract surrealist, was exhibited internationally, from Paris to Helsinki to Tokyo, and remains celebrated for its visual poetry, its lightness, and its emotional depth. Lacour often described her process as a way of making the invisible visible, guided by irony, imagination, and a sensitivity to the surrounding world. Though less well known today than some of her contemporaries, Lacour’s solo exhibitions testify to her artistic significance. Her paintings, collages, and sculptural works continue to fascinate, offering a rare blend of independence, irony, and poetic resonance.