Constant Permeke (1886-1952) - Avondstemming op zee

' Evening mood at sea ' Constant Permeke oil on panel 42 x 52 cm with frame 52 x 62 cm. From a private collection Belgium.

Constant Permeke (1886–1952) moved at a crossroads in society, with one foot in modernism and the other in the tradition of, among others, Rembrandt, Rubens, Goya and Van Gogh. Although he is often described as one of the key figures of Flemish Expressionism, he undeniably transcends the local context. His oeuvre resonates with the avant-garde movements that arose here and there in Europe just before, during, and after the First World War.