Jef Van De Fackere, Still Life With Ceramics, Lemons & Orange

Jef Van De Fackere, Still Life With Ceramics, Lemons & OrangeThis fine mid 20th century oil painting by Belgian artist Jef Van de Fackere (1879 1946) depicts a still life with blue and white ceramics, lemons and orange. Van de Fackere was a precocious talent who became a teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bruges at the age of 25. He was an Academy man immersed in the rich artistic heritage of the lowlands while developing the skills of others. Here, in this work from around 1940, hes captured a decorative

And then in a gruesome twist

strongly lit

his artistic pursuits continued to be his true passion

with an adjoining rustic barn

A relaxed early 20th-century French landscape depicting a winding river

a third female

Craquelure in areas but the paint layer is stable

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 17½” x 15½” / 45cm x 39cmYear of creation: c

he died in relative obscurity

Held in an early to mid-19th-century gilt frame

That’s Frith’s wife

This fine piece captures the appearance of Correggio’s work prior to a clean in 1935 when several details were removed including the rabbit on the left