Didier Groffier (1912-1979) - Luministisch landschap

This work is a characteristic luminist landscape, painted with oil on panel, by the Belgian luminist artist Didier Groffier. Signed in the bottom right.

- Artist: Didier Groffier (1912-1979)
- Medium: Oil on panel
- Dimensions: 34.5 x 27.5 cm (frame not included); 43.5 x 37.5 cm (with frame)
- Signed: bottom right
- Sold with frame

Didier Groffier (1912-1979) is a Belgian painter who was born in Liège, but spent and worked most of his life in the Brussels area.

He was a pupil of, among others, Jean Delville (a leading figure of Belgian Symbolism), Albert Bastien, Paul Mathieu, and Guillaume Van Strydonck.

Groffier is art-historically mentioned in the same breath as major Belgian luminists such as Émile Claus and Théo van Rysselberghe due to his ability to capture atmospheric light.

His work focuses strongly on the subtle effects of light and mood.

He played an active role in the Brussels artistic association scene as a core member of the Schaarbeek Art Circle and the artists’ group Évolution in Anderlecht. Together with his brother, the renowned poet and writer Jean Groffier, and artists such as Marcel Hastir and Léon Van Dievoet, he formed part of the influential intellectual and artistic avant-garde circle around the magazine Tribune.

His breakthrough exhibition took place after an intensive year-long stay in the Belgian Ardennes and the Condroz, where he studied natural light.

Groffier’s paintings are held in private collections, but also in public collections, such as the Municipal Art Collection of Schaarbeek and the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR).