An artist based in Belgium
Yves Leterme
Yves Leterme is a professional calligrapher based in Bruges, Belgium. Previously a teacher of Latin and Greek to high school students, Yves started lettering in the 90s. In 2010, his hobby became his full-time profession. Yves spent hours analysing, experimenting and honing his skills, drawn to the versatility and expressiveness of informal gestural writing, while remaining grounded in traditional letterforms. Keeping a balanced disciplined playfulness, Yves specialises in drawn capitals, brush Trajan letters, abstract painting as well as playful explorations in lettering. With his expertise and skills as a teacher, it is no surprise that Yves is a sought-after teacher all over the world. Yves’ works are found in private collections globally.
Highlights
2010 Published Thoughtful Gestures, a book on gestural writing.
2015 Published Litterae, a collection of Latin texts commented on and interpreted in calligraphy.
Works for Symbiosis IV: The Auction
ARTIST | Yves Leterme
BASED IN | Belgium
TITLE | Bricolage
SIZE | 300 X 200 (MM)
A calligraphic painting containing a pencil written quote explaining the word ‘bricolage’.
MEDIUM | Gouache, ink, pencil, pigment, gesso on paper
OPENING BID | USD 230 Available during our 48 hour IG Auction (See more)
AUCTION CODE | YL_BRICOLAGE
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ARTIST | Yves Leterme
BASED IN | Belgium
TITLE | The bewitching shoestring
SIZE | 300 X 200 (MM)
Gesturally written quote: ‘A careless shoestring in whose tie I see a wild civility do more bewitch me than when art is too precise in every part.’
MEDIUM | Ink on paper
OPENING BID | USD 150 Available during our 48 hour IG Auction (See more)
AUCTION CODE | YL_SHOESTRING
ARTIST | Yves Leterme
BASED IN | Belgium
TITLE | One shouldn't explain jazz
SIZE | 210 X 150 (MM)
A composition full of texture and mystery
MEDIUM | Ink, gouache, pencil, gesso on paper
OPENING BID | USD 110 Available during our 48 hour IG Auction (See more)
AUCTION CODE | YL_JAZZ
ARTIST | Yves Leterme
BASED IN | Belgium
TITLE | Abstracted Fun
SIZE | 150 X 210 (MM)
A play with lines, shapes and texture
MEDIUM | Gesso, watercolour, ink, pencil on paper
OPENING BID | USD 110 Available during our 48 hour IG Auction (See more)
AUCTION CODE | YL_ABSTRACTEDFUN
ARTIST | Yves Leterme
BASED IN | Belgium
TITLE | The joy is in the journey
SIZE | 300 X 450 (MM)
A joyous play with lines, based on letters.
MEDIUM | Ink and watercolour on paper
OPENING BID | USD 150 Available during our 48 hour IG Auction (See more)
AUCTION CODE | YL_JOY
ARTIST | Yves Leterme
BASED IN | Belgium
TITLE | I do not try to dance
SIZE | 470 X 140 (MM)
Baryshnikov quote: ‘I do not try to dance better than anyone else, I only try to dance better than myself.’
MEDIUM | Ink, pencil, gouache, watercolour on paper
OPENING BID | USD 170 Available during our 48 hour IG Auction (See more)
AUCTION CODE | YL_IDONOTTRY
ARTIST | Yves Leterme
BASED IN | Belgium
TITLE | Beware of the person
SIZE | 475 X 140 (MM)
Gesturally written quote with watercolour image. ‘Beware of the Person who can’t be bothered by details.’
MEDIUM | Ink, pencil, watercolour on paper
OPENING BID | USD 170 Available during our 48 hour IG Auction (See more)
AUCTION CODE | YL_BEWARE
ARTIST | Yves Leterme
BASED IN | Belgium
TITLE | I love you as you are, but...
SIZE | 475 X 145 (MM)
Gesturally written quote with watercolour image. ‘I love you as you are, but do not tell me how that is.’
MEDIUM | Watercolour, ink on paper
OPENING BID | USD 170 Available during our 48 hour IG Auction (See more)
AUCTION CODE | YL_LOVEBUT
ARTIST | Yves Leterme
BASED IN | Belgium
TITLE | Do not ask your children
SIZE | 500 X 255 (MM)
Quote formally written in Italic
MEDIUM | Gouache on paper
OPENING BID | USD 300 Available during our 48 hour IG Auction (See more)
AUCTION CODE | YL_DONOTASK
ARTIST | Yves Leterme
BASED IN | Belgium
TITLE | A Japanese Folktale
SIZE | 260 X 500 (MM)
Pen written semi-formal Roman capitals on BFK- Rives paper, containing a beautiful Wabi-Sabi inspired story.
MEDIUM | Watercolour on Paper
OPENING BID | USD 320 Available during our 48 hour IG Auction (See more)
AUCTION CODE | YL_FOLKTALE
ARTIST | Yves Leterme
BASED IN | Belgium
TITLE | Life is too short
SIZE | 200 X 300 (MM)
Gesturally written quote with the EZA- pen. ‘Life is simply too short to drink bad wine, wear uncomfortable shoes or live with bad design.’
MEDIUM | Ink on paper
OPENING BID | USD 120 Available during our 48 hour IG Auction (See more)
AUCTION CODE | YL_LIFETOOSHORT
ARTIST | Yves Leterme
BASED IN | Belgium
TITLE | Imagination triggering lines
SIZE | 475 X 300 (MM)
A unique piece containing a quote in abstract calligraphy, executed with an EZA pen, 2018
MEDIUM | Gouache, ink, pencil, pigment, gesso on paper
OPENING BID | USD 350 Available during our 48 hour IG Auction (See more)
AUCTION CODE | YL_IMAGINATIONLINES