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VERMEIR Alfons (Baasrode 1905 - 1994) Hamlet with church oil on canvas Signed bottom right On reverse no. 173 (artist's inventory number) Canvas dimensions: 30 x 40 cm Frame dimensions: 36 x 46 cm
Alfons Vermeir was a Belgian artist born in Baasrode in 1905 and died there in 1994. He was a painter, watercolorist and draftsman. He was educated at the Academy and at the Higher Institute in Antwerp. He preferred landscapes, rural scenes, the farmer at work, portraits, harbor and Scheldt views and picturesque Antwerp city corners. He is known for his expressionistic design. Gray brown tonalities dominate in his tormented heavens.