Gaston Relens (1909-2011) - Gouache - Maternité
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Gaston Relens, gouache on paper titled Maternité, visible 69 × 49 cm (80 × 60 cm with frame), signed in the lower left, original edition, origin Belgium, 1960s, in excellent condition, sold with frame.
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Original gouache on paper, signed at the bottom left.
Title: Maternity
Beautiful original work by the Belgian painter Gaston Relens (1909-2011), depicting a mother tenderly holding her newborn in her arms.
This composition stands out for the intensity of its colors and the softness of its subject.
The artist uses a particularly luminous palette, dominated by turquoise, blue, green and pink hues, harmoniously contrasting with the warm tones of the faces and hands.
The simplified shapes, defined contours and stylized volumes bear witness to a personal pictorial style, close to figurative expressionism.
The mother’s gaze, serene, gives this work a deeply human and timeless dimension.
About the artist:
Gaston Relens (1909-2011) is a Belgian painter born in Mechelen.
He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Mechelen with Gustave Van de Woestyne, then at the Academy of Brussels with Anto Carte.
His work is characterized notably by an expressive exploration of color, light and human representation.
Technique: original gouache on paper
Signature: signed at the bottom left
Dimensions of the work as displayed: 69 × 49 cm
Dimensions with framing: 80 × 60 cm
Origin: Belgian school
Style: figurative expressionism
Subject: maternity, mother and child
Era: 20th century
Condition: excellent
Presentation: white frame with mat
Original gouache on paper, signed at the bottom left.
Title: Maternity
Beautiful original work by the Belgian painter Gaston Relens (1909-2011), depicting a mother tenderly holding her newborn in her arms.
This composition stands out for the intensity of its colors and the softness of its subject.
The artist uses a particularly luminous palette, dominated by turquoise, blue, green and pink hues, harmoniously contrasting with the warm tones of the faces and hands.
The simplified shapes, defined contours and stylized volumes bear witness to a personal pictorial style, close to figurative expressionism.
The mother’s gaze, serene, gives this work a deeply human and timeless dimension.
About the artist:
Gaston Relens (1909-2011) is a Belgian painter born in Mechelen.
He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Mechelen with Gustave Van de Woestyne, then at the Academy of Brussels with Anto Carte.
His work is characterized notably by an expressive exploration of color, light and human representation.
Technique: original gouache on paper
Signature: signed at the bottom left
Dimensions of the work as displayed: 69 × 49 cm
Dimensions with framing: 80 × 60 cm
Origin: Belgian school
Style: figurative expressionism
Subject: maternity, mother and child
Era: 20th century
Condition: excellent
Presentation: white frame with mat
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Sold with frame
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Edition
Original
Artist
Gaston Relens (1909-2011)
Title of artwork
Gouache - Maternité
Technique
Gouache
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
Belgium
Colour
Blue, Green, Multicolour, Pink, Turquoise, White
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
80 cm
Width
60 cm
Style
Modern
Period
1960-1970
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