Leo Gestel Namiddagzon 1908
Summary
Namiddagzon (afternoon sun), signed and dated Leo Gestel 08, and signed again and inscribed with title on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 25.5 x 33.5 cm
Leo Gestel (1881–1941) was a Dutch painter. His father Willem Gestel was also an artist. Leo Gestel experimented with cubism, expressionism, futurism and postimpressionism. Along with Piet Mondrian he was among the leading artists of Dutch modernism. Gestel was first instructed in art by his father, Willem Gestel, the director of an art school, and his uncle, Dimmen Gestel, who had painted with Vincent van Gogh.
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Date
1908
Source
Christie's
Copyright info
public domain