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Flower Still Life with Dahlias, Oil on Canvas, Gaston Geleyn, Dated 1934

$5,927.67List Price

About the Item

Flower still life with dahlias, in beautiful, vibrant colors. Oil on canvas. The round format is very unusual. Frame and canvas are an original whole. The painting is signed in the paint on the lower right and dated, 1934. The painting is framed behind anti-reflective glass, which means that the colors are beautifully preserved. The frame is subtly carved in Art Deco style. A similar painting by the same painter is depicted in an old exhibition book by this painter. See picture. His work work has also been purchased by various museums. The book about Gaston Geleyn is beautifully illustrated, 170 pages and it is about the life and work of the artist. The book was published in 1933. Book is supplied with the painting. More information about the Gaston Geleyn follows below. Source: Paul Piron 'Art in Belgium'. GELEYN, Gaston (Brussels, 1892 - Grimbergen 1949). Painter. Stayed with a great uncle in Paris until he was 16 years old. After a short stay in Brussels, he returned to Paris and attended classes at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts led by Roll and Flaming. After the First World War he traveled the world and stayed in America, India and North Africa, among other places. He was under contract from 1919 to 1929 by a Dutch art dealer. His first exhibition was at the 'Giroux' Gallery in Brussels in 1933. Geleyn painted landscapes, marines, figure still lifes and flowers. He also painted the portrait of King Albert I. He had studios in Grimbergen and in Ostend. In Ostend, he painted the sea in all its forms, from the sleeping silver-gray sea level to the waves of waves swept up by storms. He also gained fame in 1922 for his imaginary and fantasy lunar landscapes.

Dimensions:
Height: 1.97 in (5 cm)Diameter: 38.19 in (97 cm)
Style:
Art Deco (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Paint,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
Belgium
Period:
1930-1939
Date of Manufacture:
1934
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Casteren, NL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU4904216312841

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