Willy De Bever (1937-2024) - Card Players

Large Flemish expressionism
by Willy De Bever

DETAILS
Artist: Willy De Bever
Born-Died: 1930-2020
Nationality: Belgian
Title: Card Players
Medium: Oil on canvas
Style: Expressionist
Era: Circa 1970-1980
Signed: Lower right
"De Bever" in paint
State: Excellent

DIMENSIONS
Canvas: 50 x 60 cm
Framed: 65 x 75 cm
Frame depth: 7 cm

DESCRIPTION
An outstanding, large
and highly atmospheric
oil painting by the
Belgian artist Willy
De Bever.

This expressive
artwork depicts an
intimate scene of
figures playing cards
in a café under a lamp.

Painted with heavy
impasto, it features
rich textures, thick
paint layers, and
spontaneous strokes
typical of Flemish
expressionism.

The naive depiction
of the characters with
the artist's signature
dark eyes gives the
piece a deep emotional
and decorative appeal.

FRAME AND SUPPORT
Stretched canvas on
a wooden stretcher
with corner wedges.
Framed in a heavy
vintage dark wood
frame with a gold
inner border.

PROVENANCE
The lot includes
historical exhibition
documents proving its
authenticity:

1. Original 1980
Exhibition Folder:
From the solo expo
at the Town Hall of
Ypres (Stadhuis te
Ieper), April 1980.

2. Vintage Newspaper:
Belgian press cutting
"Win het kunstwerk"
about the artist.