4 September - 25 October 2025
Colette Bitker, "Lux", calme et volupté
Objets tranquilles 1 (2001) - Acrylic on canvas - 130 x 130 cm
Following the exhibition of Colette Bitker's boxes in 2023, we are now presenting some of her more recent works with the intention to showcase the rich artistic output of the artist, who has been painting for over 70 years. Whether they are still lifes, city scenes, episodes from the life of a couple or landscapes, Bitker’s canvases and works on paper are brimming with emotion, sensuality and light – a light that reflects an overflowing joie de vivre.
The abandoned scene of a picnic on the grass, rendered in pastel tones that blend with splashes of reds in the objects scattered on a white background, invites us to start imagining or dreaming.
The abandoned scene of a picnic on the grass, rendered in pastel tones that blend with splashes of reds in the objects scattered on a white background, invites us to start imagining or dreaming.
Inside Outside (2025) - Acrylic on canvas - 93 x 73 cm
‘Like Matisse, I have my “palette of objects” – fruit, a scarf, wine, flowers... – which complement, conceal, symbolise, emphasise...; which punctuate all of life’s circumstances, whether sad or happy’, Colette Bitker writes.
The artist offers us a definitely feminine vision of life, of an intimate world imbued with her personal experience, and with literature, which has always been both a refuge and a source of inspiration to her. Remaining true to herself, she stands out with her work for her poetic sensibility that transcends trends and fashions.
The artist offers us a definitely feminine vision of life, of an intimate world imbued with her personal experience, and with literature, which has always been both a refuge and a source of inspiration to her. Remaining true to herself, she stands out with her work for her poetic sensibility that transcends trends and fashions.
Untitled (2025) - Drawing - 100 x 65 cm
French painter Colette Bitker was born in Paris in 1929. She has been living in Brussels since 1956. Trained at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, she initially worked as an illustrator before devoting herself entirely to painting. Her works have been shown in numerous exhibitions and they feature in public and private collections. There have been three major monographs about her work. Colette Bitker published Une chemise blanche dans le Vercors (2014) and Lettre à l’autre (2016) with Éditions Michel de Maule. She is also the co-author of several books, notably with Ludovic Janvier (2004) and Philippe Roberts-Jones (2012). The documentary film Au-delà du tableau (Beyond the Painting), directed by Yvon Lammens, was presented at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels, in April 2022.
Couple (1977) - Drawing - 24,5 x 19 cm