A Unique Collection of Artists’ Hands

George Wittenborn (1905–1974), a New York art bookseller and publisher, played an important role in the artistic scene of his time. In his guestbook (1944–1974), he gathered from contemporary artists an extraordinary number of drawings, prints, collages, and photographs of their hands.

This group portrait of George Wittenborn alongside the artists of his time was later expanded by Ronny Van de Velde with dozens of contributions from contemporary artists.

Today, this exceptional collection includes nearly 300 artists’ hands, both well-known and lesser-known, including: Pierre Alechinsky, Arp, Baldessari, Louise Bourgeois, Calder, Chagall, Raoul De Keyser, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Jan Fabre, Arshile Gorky, Jan Hoet, Asger Jorn, Axel Katz, Le Corbusier, Lichtenstein, Man Ray, Miró, Motherwell, Claes Oldenburg, Panamarenko, Raveel, Dieter Roth, Ruscha, Rob Scholte, Thomas Schütte, Richard Serra, Tapiès, Luc Tuymans, Henk Visch, Warhol, Erwin Wurm…

A Collection Exhibited in Major Institutions

In 2008, the collection was exhibited at the S.M.A.K. in Ghent, and in 2011 at the Museum aan de Stroom (MAS) in Antwerp.

Entitled “The Hands of Art”, it is now part of the Alychlo - Marc Coucke art collection and is today on display at Le Sanglier des Ardennes.

In 2007, the book Artist’s Handbook was published by Ludion Editions. This publication is available for purchase at the hotel reception.

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Discover the “Hands of Art” Collection in Durbuy

Take advantage of your stay at Le Sanglier des Ardennes to discover this unique artistic collection.

Please note that the book Artist’s Handbook is also available for purchase at the hotel reception.

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