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Beautiful work by the Belgian artist Emiel Gastemans (1883-1956).
Unsigned, but with monogram "EG" and verso stamp "Atelier Emiel Gastemans" (see photo on the back). Oil on hardboard. Very good condition ! Framed in a beautiful frame. Dimensions With frame 42.5 x 37.5 cm Without frame 38.5 x 33.5 cm
Mentioned in “The Belgian visual artists from the 19th to the 21st century” by Paul Piron. Emiel (Emile) Gastemans: Born on April 15, 1883 in Borgerhout and died in Antwerp in 1956. After obtaining his teaching diploma, Emile Gastemans took evening classes at the Academy of Antwerp with painter professors Piet Verhaert and Gerard Jacobs. Found his subjects along the Scheldt: the river, the dock workers, the figures on the margins of society, the poor, the whores and the working-class women.
In 1919 he left for Granada with his wife, Jeanne Petit, and their two children, where the sick son died. Afterwards he undertook many trips to Spain to Castile, Avila, Toledo and Burgos.
Work by this artist in the Museums in Antwerp, Brussels and Ghent.