Pieter Nombluez Large 1940 Belgian Mid-Century Modern Still Life OIl Painting

An original signed oil painting by Belgian artist Pieter Nombluez (1923-2002), dated 1940 and depicting a traditional still life arrangement of bread, butter, pottery and glassware.

Executed at the remarkably young age of seventeen, this early work demonstrates the confident brushwork and strong compositional structure that would later underpin Nombluez's distinguished artistic career. Thick impasto paint, expressive dark outlining and a restrained earthy palette reflect the influence of the Belgian and Flemish modernist tradition during the early twentieth century.

Pieter Nombluez went on to become Director of the Municipal Academy for Fine and Applied Arts in Heist-op-den-Berg and was awarded the distinction of Officer of the Order of Leopold II. A memorial card affixed to the reverse provides additional provenance and directly links the painting to the artist.

• Artist: Pieter Nombluez (1923-2002)
• Style: Modernist figurative still life painting
• Circa: Mid-century
• Medium: Oil painting
• Surface: Artist thick paper, on board
• Framed: SImple period solid oak frame
• Dimensions: W: 76 x H: 58 cm

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