Untitled, 1959 (inv. 0720) by Paul Van Hoeydonck
In this elegant relief, Paul Van Hoeydonck continues his exploration of transparency, colour and optical perception through the innovative use of coloured plexiglass mounted on wood. The carefully organised linear elements appear suspended in space, generating a subtle interplay of depth, shadow and light that evolves with the viewer's position. The work demonstrates the artist's growing interest in immateriality, replacing traditional sculptural volume with visual energy and luminous structure. Paul Van Hoeydonck (1925–2025) studied art history in Antwerp before turning to painting, moving within a few years into geometric abstraction and co-founding the Antwerp avant-garde collective G58 with Jef Verheyen in 1958. The dawn of the Space Age redirected his imagination toward planets, cities and astronauts, and in 1971 the crew of Apollo 15 placed his sculpture 'Fallen Astronaut' on the Moon — still the only artwork ever installed beyond Earth. Details Material: Colored plexiglass on wood Dimensions: 90.8 × 66 × 8.5 cm Exhibitions: Private bank Delen, Leuven, Belgium — 07/09/2018–26/01/2022 · Maurice Verbaet Gallery – Art Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium — 11/12/2025–14/12/2025 Publications: Jan Ceuleers, Paul Van Hoeydonck, Antwerpen, Pandora Publishers, 2011, p. 290. This artwork forms part of the maurice verbaet collection and can be viewed in our showroom at Volkstraat 58, Antwerp.