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 bottom right.

- Artist: Didier Groffier (1912-1979)
- Medium: Oil on panel
- Dimensions: 34.5 x 27.5 cm (without frame); 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 most of his life living and working in the Brussels region.

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

Groffier is historically spoken of in the same breath as major Belgian luminists such as Émile Claus and Théo van Rysselberghe because of his ability to capture atmospheric light.

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

He played an active role in Brussels’ artistic association scene as a core member of the Circle of Art of Schaerbeek and the artists’ group Évolution in Anderlecht. Together with his brother, the well-known 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 occurred after an intensive one-year stay in the Belgian Ardennes and the Condroz, where he studied natural light.

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