Albert Jozef Claeys (1889-1967) - Maison au bord de l'eau

Oil on canvas, depicting houses by the water, signed

Albert Jozef Claeys (1889-1967)

Albert Jozef Claeys (1889-1967) was a Belgian painter, born in Eke and died in Deinze (or Deurle/Sint-Martens-Latem, according to some sources), associated with the Latem School (Latemse School).

Trained at Saint Luke's and then at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, where he studied under J. Delvin, Félix Metdepenningen and Georges Minne, alongside fellow students Evarist De Buck and Albert Saverys.
Mobilized in 1916, he drew hundreds of portraits of soldiers who had fallen at the front (Diksmuide).
Settling in Mullem in 1923 and then in Deurle in 1932, he painted landscapes of the Lys region, churches, interiors and portraits in a figurative expressionist style; he also taught drawing at the Aalst Academy.
His first solo exhibition was held in 1920 (Taets Hall, Ghent); his last major solo exhibition took place in 1964 at the Galerie de la Madeleine in Brussels; his works are held in the museums of Antwerp, Ghent, Liège and Leuven.

dimensions of the work: unframed: 49 cm x 60 cm
: framed: 64 cm x 76 cm

the work is signed at the lower right

Auction results for paintings by Albert CLAEYS:

Skating on the Leie
Albert CLAEYS
Oil/canvas/cardboard
48 x 60 cm
Estimate: €2,977 - €3,473
Hammer price: €3,845
11/10/1997
De Vuyst
The Leie in Winter
Albert CLAEYS
Oil/panel
47.5 x 60 cm
Estimate: €2,727 - €3,222
Hammer price: €3,718
09/12/2000
De Vuyst
Landscape of the Lys
Albert CLAEYS
Oil/canvas
48 x 61 cm
Estimate: €3,250 - €4,000
Hammer price: €3,400
02/12/2003
Palais Des Beaux-Arts- Servarts
Cottages along the Waterfront of the Leie
Albert CLAEYS
Oil/canvas/panel
48 x 60 cm
Estimate: €2,500 - €3,000
Hammer price: €3,200
21/12/2004
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