Gerardus 'Geer' van Velde
Lisse 1898-1977 Cachan (Frankrijk)
Seated lady, oil on canvas 64,9 x 92 cm., signed l.r. with initials and in full on the reverse and executed circa 1943
1314840/Coll.I cv
Price band: between 25.000 and 50.000 euro
Geer van Velde belongs to the pre-eminent artists of the post-war École de Paris. Originally a house painter, he joined his brother Bram in Paris in 1925 to develop his artistic talent further. At first he made figurative-expressionist work. However, especially after his move to the South of France in 1938, he found his own style, influenced by the Mediterranean light: reality pared down to vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines and filled-in areas of colour. In this, the depiction of a pale, filtered light played a major role. Until 1940 figures and objects were still recognisable in his work.