Oswald Poreau (1877-1955) - Un Grain
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Un Grain, an oil on canvas by Oswald Poreau (1877-1955), dated 1933, 100 x 120 cm, Belgium, sold with frame.
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Description from the seller
Oil on canvas, depicting and titled "Le grain" signed
Oswald Poreau (1877-1955)
Oswald Poreau, born in Schaerbeek on April 19, 1877, and died in Waterloo on December 5, 1955, is a Belgian realist painter of a luminous trend, engraver, and lithographer.
Training
Oswald Poreau, born in Schaerbeek on April 19, 1877, studied at the École moyenne de Schaerbeek and secondary at the Athénée royal de Bruxelles[2].
He completed his training at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels in both painting and architecture. There, among painting masters from 1895 to 1900 were Joseph Stallaert and Joseph Quinaux, and for architecture Ernest Acker.
He obtained a painting and composition medal in 1900. In 1904, he exhibited at the Antwerp Triennial Salon[2].
He continued his training in Paris in 1905 and was active at Barbizon[3].
In 1915, he befriended painter Jules Merckaert.
He was first admitted as a corresponding member and then as a full member of the Academy of French Culture[2].
According to Georges Eekhoud, "the work of Oswald Poreau gives us at once an impression of power and harmonious progression"[4].
Exhibitions
1904: Antwerp Triennial Salon.
1927: Factory entrance at the Le Lierre Circle of Artists Salon in Brussels[5].
1935: Rays over the valley at the Le Lierre Circle of Artists Salon in Brussels[6].
1937: Farm gate in Flanders at the Le Lierre Circle of Artists Salon in Brussels[7].
1952: Exhibition at the Town Hall of Schaerbeek.
Dimensions of the artwork: without frame: 80 cm x 100 cm
with frame: 100 cm x 120 cm
The work is dated and signed at the bottom right and countersigned, titled and dated also on the back of the canvas.
The frame is slightly damaged, see photo.
Auction results for Oswald POREAU in Painting:
Oswald POREAU (1877-1955)
"Un grain" (1933)
Lot No. 434
Painting
Oil on canvas
80 x 100 cm
Not sold
Estimate: €600 - €800
Art and antiques
24/03/2026
Horta
Brussels, Belgium
Details
Signed and dated
Chansons de la France (1937)
No image
Chansons de la France (1937)
Oswald POREAU
Oil on canvas
81 x 100 cm
Estimate: €1,995 - €2,992
Hammer price: €2,369
21/04/1997
Horta
Brumes de mai (Nassogne)
Oswald POREAU
Oil on canvas
80 x 100 cm
Estimate: €1,000 - €1,500
Hammer price: €2,000
20/01/2004 - Intuitive ArtMarket
20/01/2004
Galerie Moderne
"La vague déferle" (1930)
Oswald POREAU
Oil on canvas
80 x 100 cm
Estimate: €700 - €900
Hammer price: €1,900
21/01/2014 - Intuitive ArtMarket
21/01/2014
Horta
Plage (1930)
Oswald POREAU
Oil on canvas
80 x 100 cm
Estimate: €1,800
Hammer price: €1,500
14/05/2011 - Intuitive ArtMarket
14/05/2011
De Vuyst
Oil on canvas, depicting and titled "Le grain" signed
Oswald Poreau (1877-1955)
Oswald Poreau, born in Schaerbeek on April 19, 1877, and died in Waterloo on December 5, 1955, is a Belgian realist painter of a luminous trend, engraver, and lithographer.
Training
Oswald Poreau, born in Schaerbeek on April 19, 1877, studied at the École moyenne de Schaerbeek and secondary at the Athénée royal de Bruxelles[2].
He completed his training at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels in both painting and architecture. There, among painting masters from 1895 to 1900 were Joseph Stallaert and Joseph Quinaux, and for architecture Ernest Acker.
He obtained a painting and composition medal in 1900. In 1904, he exhibited at the Antwerp Triennial Salon[2].
He continued his training in Paris in 1905 and was active at Barbizon[3].
In 1915, he befriended painter Jules Merckaert.
He was first admitted as a corresponding member and then as a full member of the Academy of French Culture[2].
According to Georges Eekhoud, "the work of Oswald Poreau gives us at once an impression of power and harmonious progression"[4].
Exhibitions
1904: Antwerp Triennial Salon.
1927: Factory entrance at the Le Lierre Circle of Artists Salon in Brussels[5].
1935: Rays over the valley at the Le Lierre Circle of Artists Salon in Brussels[6].
1937: Farm gate in Flanders at the Le Lierre Circle of Artists Salon in Brussels[7].
1952: Exhibition at the Town Hall of Schaerbeek.
Dimensions of the artwork: without frame: 80 cm x 100 cm
with frame: 100 cm x 120 cm
The work is dated and signed at the bottom right and countersigned, titled and dated also on the back of the canvas.
The frame is slightly damaged, see photo.
Auction results for Oswald POREAU in Painting:
Oswald POREAU (1877-1955)
"Un grain" (1933)
Lot No. 434
Painting
Oil on canvas
80 x 100 cm
Not sold
Estimate: €600 - €800
Art and antiques
24/03/2026
Horta
Brussels, Belgium
Details
Signed and dated
Chansons de la France (1937)
No image
Chansons de la France (1937)
Oswald POREAU
Oil on canvas
81 x 100 cm
Estimate: €1,995 - €2,992
Hammer price: €2,369
21/04/1997
Horta
Brumes de mai (Nassogne)
Oswald POREAU
Oil on canvas
80 x 100 cm
Estimate: €1,000 - €1,500
Hammer price: €2,000
20/01/2004 - Intuitive ArtMarket
20/01/2004
Galerie Moderne
"La vague déferle" (1930)
Oswald POREAU
Oil on canvas
80 x 100 cm
Estimate: €700 - €900
Hammer price: €1,900
21/01/2014 - Intuitive ArtMarket
21/01/2014
Horta
Plage (1930)
Oswald POREAU
Oil on canvas
80 x 100 cm
Estimate: €1,800
Hammer price: €1,500
14/05/2011 - Intuitive ArtMarket
14/05/2011
De Vuyst
Details
Artist
Oswald Poreau (1877-1955)
Sold with frame
Yes
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Gallery
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Un Grain
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Belgium
Year
1933
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
100 cm
Width
120 cm
Weight
1 kg
Depiction/theme
Nature
Style
Classical
Period
1930-1940
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