A new look at Constant Permeke

Although the work of Belgian artist Constant Permeke (1886–1952) is generally classified as Expressionism, he explored a multitude of registers. From the very beginning of his career, Permeke gained widespread international recognition with recurring subjects such as domestic scenes and people engaged in everyday activities. His landscapes and seascapes exude a hushed, sometimes sublime warmth.

For Permeke, art and life were closely linked. His oeuvre shimmers...

Een nieuwe kijk op Constant Permeke

Hoewel het werk van Constant Permeke (1886–1952) doorgaans tot het expressionisme wordt gerekend, exploreerde de kunstenaar een veelheid aan registers. Al vanaf het begin van zijn loopbaan kreeg hij ruime internationale erkenning met terugkerende onderwerpen als huiselijke taferelen en mensen in hun alledaagse handelingen. Zijn landschappen en zeegezichten stralen een verstilde, soms sublieme warmte uit.

Voor Permeke waren kunst en leven nauw met elkaar v...

Major oeuvre overview of the conceptual painter Jef Verheyen

As a driving force of the international avant garde, Jef Verheyen (1932–1984) occupies an important position in the European art world. In the late 1950s the art of painting arrives at a “zero point” in part thanks to his vision.

Verheyen developed an inimitable monochrome painting technique by layering such thin layers of paint over each other that they seem to be misted onto the canvas. And so the painting became a contempla...