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Offered painting by well known, listed, Belgian artist Berghe Fritz Van Den - (1883-1939). This oil on panel art work is signed by artist lower right; dated 1911 verso. Painting measures without frame 7" x 5 5/8" (14.3 x 17.8 cm); with the frame it is 8 1/4" x 6 3/4" (21 x 17.2 cm). It is in very good condition considering the age, no paint loss or repair. Original wood gesso frame has chips on corners, otherwise is fine. Please see pictures for details, they are part of my description.
About Artist -
Frits van den Berghe was one of the most interesting Belgian expressionist artists of the first part of the twentieth century. He started his career at the turn of the century influenced by the Symbolist and Luminist artists who were grouped in Sint-Martens-Latem. Soon afterwards, around 1908, he wrote a manifesto together with his friend and fellow artist Gustave De Smet opposing Impressionism à la Claus. During the First World War, he lived in The Netherlands, a period of existential doubt which slowed down his pictorial activity. Nevertheless the Cubism of the French artist Henri Le Fauconnier as well the Futurist movement were a revelation for him. The magazine Das Kunstblatt, to which Gustave De Smet had subscribed, opened the door for Van den Berghe to the German Expressionist movement. On his return in 1922 the art critics and dealers P.G. van Hecke and André de Ridder were of overriding importance for his first breakthrough to the gallery Sélection and in 1926 to the gallery Le Centaure. The international allure of Le Centaure, which exhibited the works of Lhote, Leger, Arp, Klee, Foujita, Zadkine, Miro and Ernst, encouraged Van den Berghe's surrealist development. The Max Ernst exhibition at Le Centaure in 1927 had a great impact on him and from that moment on, he tried to detach himself from traditional painting. His work took a more fantastic quality in the tradition of James Ensor and Hieronymus Bosch.
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About Artist -
Frits van den Berghe was one of the most interesting Belgian expressionist artists of the first part of the twentieth century. He started his career at the turn of the century influenced by the Symbolist and Luminist artists who were grouped in Sint-Martens-Latem. Soon afterwards, around 1908, he wrote a manifesto together with his friend and fellow artist Gustave De Smet opposing Impressionism à la Claus. During the First World War, he lived in The Netherlands, a period of existential doubt which slowed down his pictorial activity. Nevertheless the Cubism of the French artist Henri Le Fauconnier as well the Futurist movement were a revelation for him. The magazine Das Kunstblatt, to which Gustave De Smet had subscribed, opened the door for Van den Berghe to the German Expressionist movement. On his return in 1922 the art critics and dealers P.G. van Hecke and André de Ridder were of overriding importance for his first breakthrough to the gallery Sélection and in 1926 to the gallery Le Centaure. The international allure of Le Centaure, which exhibited the works of Lhote, Leger, Arp, Klee, Foujita, Zadkine, Miro and Ernst, encouraged Van den Berghe's surrealist development. The Max Ernst exhibition at Le Centaure in 1927 had a great impact on him and from that moment on, he tried to detach himself from traditional painting. His work took a more fantastic quality in the tradition of James Ensor and Hieronymus Bosch.
Please note that I am located in Canada.
Winning bidder to pay by PayPal.
Alternate payment methods may also be accepted.
Questions are welcome. Will combine shipping.