Hubert Op De Beeck - Impasse de Bruxelles - Sold

Hubert Op De Beeck (ca. 1900 – after 1950) was a Belgian painter. He belonged to the Tervuurse painting school. The School of Tervuren was a group of painters that formed around 1870 in Tervuren, around Hippolyte Boulenger.

Hubert Op De Beeck mainly painted landscapes and forest views, as well as picturesque cityscapes, especially of Brussels. He is mentioned in the reference book “The Belgian visual artists of the 19th and 20th century” by Paul Piron.

This painting has the text “Impasse Keizer (?)” on the back of the frame. The French word impasse, in Dutch gang or impasse, literally means a dead end street or alley. Until the middle of the 19th century, numerous French and Dutch names were used to designate the streets of Brussels. This painting shows a “Brussels street”.

Dimensions: ± 38 x 55cm. Including frame: 51.5 x 69 cm.

The painting shows signs of age and use. The frame is damaged. See photos for overall condition.
In 1939 Op De Beeck's work was part of the “Molenexhibition” in the Sterckshofs museum in Antwerp. In 1990 of the exhibition “Three epigones of the Tervuurse School of Painting: August Istas, Jan Lyben, Hubert Op de Beeck” in Tervuren. In 2018 of the exhibition 'On the trail of the School'.