Urbain Gerlo - Daffodils

“Narcissus” 1959 by Urbain GERLO - with proof of purchase
Urbain Gerlo (Waasmunster, May 31, 1897 – Waasmunster, October 12, 1986) was a Belgian painter. He attended the academy in his native village of Waasmunster, followed by training in painting at the academies in Sint-Niklaas and Ghent. Later, he opened an art gallery on Vlaanderenstraat in Ghent. In his works, he employed typical Flemish themes. He primarily painted Flemish villages with churches and windmills, but also winter landscapes, pollard willows, and portraits. In addition to oil painting, he worked with pastel crayons and charcoal. He developed his own style featuring large colored sand carpets. With these, he achieved international success, culminating in the 1964 World's Fair in New York. During the repression following the Second World War, he was imprisoned in the detention camp in Lokeren. Later, he was knighted in the Order of the Crown of King Leopold II. He continued painting into old age, leaving behind a very large body of work. He passed away in 1986 at the age of eighty-nine. Main domestic exhibitions: Art and Literature Circle Ghent, Cultural Centre, Brussels, Flemish House Antwerp, Museum Sint-Niklaas. Main international exhibitions: New York World's Fair 1964-1965, International Salon Biarritz (France), International Salon Enschede (Netherlands). O/d (hst, oil/canvas). Dimensions: in frame: 72 x 85 cm. Signed. Can be collected in Temse-Tielrode (9140).