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Frits Van den Berghe

Flowers

Galerie Oscar de Vos

Date 1931

Period 1930-1940, 1930s, Expressionism, Surrealism

Origin Gallery

Medium Oil on paper on panel

Dimension 66 x 51 cm (26⁰/₁ x 20¹/₈ inches)

The paper, which plays a harmonious role as background throughout the composition, was glued to the panel afterwards, lending its glossy texture to the painting. No artist has practised this genre with more brio. Frits Van den Berghe, who was a kind of alchemist, found here exactly the medium for his wonderful series of flower arrangements, strange bouquets of plants that he himself invented and later developed into masterpieces. (E. Langui)

Date: 1931

Period: 1930-1940, 1930s, Expressionism, Surrealism

Origin: Gallery

Medium: Oil on paper on panel

Signature: Signed lower right: FVBerghe

Dimension: 66 x 51 cm (26⁰/₁ x 20¹/₈ inches)

Provenance: Collection Geo Bontinck, Ghent

Literature: - Boyens, P., Frits Van den Berghe 1883-1939 (Antwerpen: Pandora / SDZ, 1999), 458, cat. nr. 738 (ill.).
- D'Haese, J. & R. Van den Abeele (ed.), Tentoonstelling Frits Van den Berghe, exh. cat. (Sint-Martens-Latem: Latemse Galerij / Latemse Kunstkring, 1976), 19, 27, cat. nr. 31, ill. nr. 9 (ill.).

Exhibition: Ghent, 1948, cat. nr. 57.
Tilburg, 1954, cat. nr. 62.
Hasselt, 1954, cat. nr. 54.
Maastricht, 1954, cat. nr. 60.
Sint-Martens-Latem, 1976, cat. nr. 31 (ill. nr. 9).

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