India ink on paper, signed and dated lower right in ink. Fine original early work, produced by the painter at the age of 43, issued with a certificate of authenticity. Size with frame : 39 x 31 cm, approx. Size of the work : 25 x 17 cm. Beautiful, elegant abstract work. In his so-called "germinating abstraction" (the term was coined by the art critic Charles Estienne), like a sprouting plant, the figures gradually emerge and reveal themselves. Guillaume Corneille's art is always narrative. Guillaume Corneille (1922-2010) was born in Liège of Dutch parents and was a member of the Cobra group along with Constant, Dotremont, Karel Appel, Asger Jorn, Noiret, Doucet and Alechinsky.