Aimée Van Bellegem (1922-1996) - Krachtige karakter kop, de visser

Artist: Aimé Van Belleghem (Beernem 1922 - 1996 Brugge)
Technique: Oil on canvas
State: Excellent
Signed by the Artist
Sale with frame: Yes
Size picture (in cm): 59 cm x 49 cm
Dimensions of the work: 75 cm x 65 cm
Obtained: Auction

Aimé Van Belleghem (Veurne, July 9, 1922 – Bruges, 1996) was a Belgian painter and considered to belong to the Bruges School.

Life course
He was a son of the landscape painter Jos Van Belleghem, Veurne. He was self-taught and settled in Bruges as an artist and for a short period as a portrait photographer.

He painted many portraits, including those of King Boudewijn, Queen Fabiola, Bishop Emiel Jozef De Smedt, Mayor Frank Van Acker, and Willy Van Poucke, head of the Main Guild of Saint Sebastian.

He painted Bruges cityscapes, surrealist compositions, still lifes, and nudes.

For prices, see:
https://www.belgian-art-gallery.be/aim-van-belleghem/

Literature
Guillaume MICHIELS, De Brugse School, Brugge, 1990.