Fontainebleau Fine Art
Emile WILKIN (Belgian, 1905-1995)
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Emile WILKIN (Belgian, 1905-1995) "Harbor Scene in Venice" Signed E Wilkin lower right Oil on canvas - Excellent condition Beautiful custom-made, handcrafted, patinated and gilded Italian Baroque style, frame from the renowned Parisian framing house “RG” Rue Bonaparte A pupil and follower of Jan De Clerck, Wilkin had a successful career as a painter of cityscapes, landscapes and marine paintings from his native country. He also painted abroad, especially in Venice. Wilkin was particularly interested in the technique of Pointillism, a contemporary art movement stemming from Impressionism, lead by Camille Pissaro and evolving into Neo-Impressionism lead by Georges Seurat and Paul Signac in France and Theo van Rysselberghe in Belgium. From the late 1880’s, those artist were committed to composing their paintings according to strict rules derived from optical and chromatic theories. Pointillism promoted the breaking down or division of the depicted object into the methodical application of paint in dots or small dabs of colors, clearly evident to the eye. At a time when all the arts were connected to one another and under the influence of turn of the century poets like Mallarmé, many pointillist artists transfigured real landscapes into compositions filled with mystery and underlying philosophy.
Fontainebleau Fine Art
Emile WILKIN (Belgian, 1905-1995)
Emile WILKIN (Belgian, 1905-1995) "Harbor Scene in Venice" Signed E Wilkin lower right Oil on canvas - Excellent condition Beautiful custom-made, handcrafted, patinated and gilded Italian Baroque style, frame from the renowned Parisian framing house “RG” Rue Bonaparte A pupil and follower of Jan De Clerck, Wilkin had a successful career as a painter of cityscapes, landscapes and marine paintings from his native country. He also painted abroad, especially in Venice. Wilkin was particularly interested in the technique of Pointillism, a contemporary art movement stemming from Impressionism, lead by Camille Pissaro and evolving into Neo-Impressionism lead by Georges Seurat and Paul Signac in France and Theo van Rysselberghe in Belgium. From the late 1880’s, those artist were committed to composing their paintings according to strict rules derived from optical and chromatic theories. Pointillism promoted the breaking down or division of the depicted object into the methodical application of paint in dots or small dabs of colors, clearly evident to the eye. At a time when all the arts were connected to one another and under the influence of turn of the century poets like Mallarmé, many pointillist artists transfigured real landscapes into compositions filled with mystery and underlying philosophy.
