Leo Gestelartist • painter • watercolourist • draughtsmanWoerden 1881-1941 Hilversum

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Portrait of artist, painter, watercolourist and draughtsman Leendert 'Leo' Gestel

Portrait of Leendert 'Leo' Gestel

Leo Gestel’s work shows influences from Impressionism, Luminism, Fauvism and Cubism. His talent, however, ensures an entirely personal, Dutch interpretation of these international art movements. Along with Jan Sluijters he is considered one of the two leading Dutch modernists. After 1915 he worked mainly in Bergen and was part of the Bergen School. He is best known for his landscapes, still lifes and portraits. His work is represented in almost every leading Dutch museum.

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Leo Gestel | Flower still life, oil on canvas, 70.6 x 55.3 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1926 on the reverse

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Flower still life

Leo Gestel | Woman bathing, oil on canvas, 33.5 x 25.6 cm, signed l.r. and dated '09

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Woman bathing

Leo Gestel | -, pastel on paper, 66.0 x 77.0 cm, executed ca. 1932-1934

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Leo Gestel | Dancer, pencil and chalk on paper, 65.0 x 48.8 cm

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Dancer

Leo Gestel | Travellers, watercolour on paper, 37.5 x 55.0 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1907

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Travellers

Leo Gestel | Reclining nude, charcoal and pastel on paper, 47.0 x 62.5 cm, signed l.r. and dated '31

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Reclining nude

Leo Gestel | A roller skating rink with Japanese lanterns, black chalk and pastel on paper, 41.5 x 52.0 cm, signed l.r. and painted ca. 1910-1911

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A roller skating rink with Japanese lanterns

Leo Gestel | Conversation in the park, charcoal and pastel on paper, 50.1 x 33.4 cm, signed l.l. and executed ca. 1910

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Conversation in the park

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Leo Gestel | Zinnwald, oil on canvas, 66.0 x 70.0 cm, signed l.r. and painted ca. 1923

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Zinnwald

Leo Gestel | Flowers in a tin jug, oil on canvas, 70.5 x 63.0 cm, signed l.l. and painted in 1915-1917

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Flowers in a tin jug

Leo Gestel | Farms along a cornfield, oil on canvas, 37.0 x 62.5 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1904

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Farms along a cornfield

Leo Gestel | A sad day, oil on canvas, 48.7 x 72.5 cm, signed l.l. and dated '09

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A sad day

Leo Gestel | A flower stillife, oil on canvas, 41.3 x 53.4 cm, signed l.r. and dated '15

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A flower stillife

Leo Gestel | A summer day near Montfoort, oil on canvas, 70.6 x 55.5 cm, signed l.r. and dated '09

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A summer day near Montfoort

Leo Gestel | A tree in autumn, oil on canvas laid down on board, 52.4 x 38.5 cm, signed u.r. and painted ca. 1909-1910

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A tree in autumn

Leo Gestel | Night (the Amstel Bridge over the Amstel River in Amsterdam), oil on canvas, 52.0 x 64.8 cm, signed l.r. and dated '08

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Night (the Amstel Bridge over the Amstel River in Amsterdam)

Leo Gestel | Nude reclining, oil on canvas, 82.3 x 102.2 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1931

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Nude reclining

Leo Gestel | Flower still life with tiger lilies, oil on canvas, 33.3 x 25.3 cm, signed l.l. and painted ca. 1912-1913

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Flower still life with tiger lilies

Leo Gestel | De hoedenwinkel, oil on canvas, 45.0 x 37.2 cm, gesigneerd l.o. and te dateren ca. 1908

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De hoedenwinkel

Leo Gestel | A view of Woerden, mixed media on paper on wood, 62.7 x 49.3 cm, signed l.r. and dated '19

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A view of Woerden

Leo Gestel | Seated naked, pastel on paper, 64.0 x 45.5 cm, executed ca 1930

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Seated naked

Leo Gestel | Seated naked, pastel on paper, 64.0 x 45.5 cm, executed ca 1930

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Seated naked

Leo Gestel | Corn sheaves, watercolour and gouache on paper, 35.7 x 50.0 cm

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Corn sheaves

Leo Gestel | Portrait of a lady with a hat, chalk on paper, 47.0 x 33.5 cm, signed l.r. and painted ca. 1910-1911

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Portrait of a lady with a hat

Leo Gestel | Farm and cattle near Drongen along the Leie, Flanders, watercolour and gouache on paper, 47.6 x 61.7 cm, signed l.r. and dated 'YC' 1926

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Farm and cattle near Drongen along the Leie, Flanders

Leo Gestel | The art collector Piet Boendermaker moving to Bergen, ink and watercolour on paper, 8.8 x 12.1 cm, signed l.l. and dated 'Bergen' oct. 1918

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The art collector Piet Boendermaker moving to Bergen

Leo Gestel | The art collector Piet Boendermaker moving to Bergen, ink and watercolour on paper, 9.0 x 11.8 cm, signed l.r. and painted ca. 1918

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The art collector Piet Boendermaker moving to Bergen

Leo Gestel | Paradise, watercolour and gouache on paper, 8.9 x 14.1 cm, signed l.r. with monogram

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Paradise

Leo Gestel | Woman on the beach, gouache on paper, 72.7 x 51.9 cm, painted ca. 1930-1932

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Woman on the beach

Leo Gestel | An elegant lady, seen from the back, pencil and watercolour on paper, 30.5 x 20.2 cm, signed l.r. with initial and painted circa 1908

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An elegant lady, seen from the back

Leo Gestel | Spring in the Beemster, watercolour on paper, 71.5 x 98.7 cm, painted in 1921-1922

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Spring in the Beemster

Leo Gestel | Flower medallions, watercolour on paper, 28.8 x 22.9 cm, signed l.r.

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Flower medallions

Leo Gestel | Three ladies on the Scheveningen boulevard, black chalk and watercolour on paper, 32.5 x 27.5 cm, signed l.r. and dated 'Scheveningen '09'

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Three ladies on the Scheveningen boulevard

Leo Gestel | Nach Amerongen: Emperor Wilhelm II on his return, watercolour on paper, 9.0 x 14.0 cm, signed l.r. and painted '18

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Nach Amerongen: Emperor Wilhelm II on his return

Leo Gestel | Seated nude with horses, pastel on paper, 100.7 x 69.2 cm, signed l.r. and painted 1932

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Seated nude with horses

Leo Gestel | Nach Paris: Emperor Wilhelm II on his horse, watercolour on paper, 9.0 x 14.0 cm, signed l.r. and painted in 1918

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Nach Paris: Emperor Wilhelm II on his horse

Leo Gestel | Family taking a bath, charcoal and pastel on paper, 20.9 x 24.2 cm, signed l.l.

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Family taking a bath

Leo Gestel | Still life with jars, cup and saucer and a fruit bowl, black chalk on paper, 73.5 x 98.3 cm, signed l.r. and dated '21

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Still life with jars, cup and saucer and a fruit bowl

Leo Gestel | A view on Koedijk, watercolour on paper, 72.0 x 98.0 cm, signed l.r. and dated 'Koedijk 1919'

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A view on Koedijk

Leo Gestel | Farmer and horse, pastel on paper, 25.8 x 32.8 cm, signed l.r. and dated '28

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Farmer and horse

Leo Gestel | Charity Bazaar, Madrid, ink and watercolour on paper, 9.0 x 13.0 cm, signed l.l. and painted 1914

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Charity Bazaar, Madrid

Leo Gestel | Strolling couple, pen and watercolour on paper, 26.5 x 20.0 cm, signed l.r. with monogram

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Strolling couple

Leo Gestel | A view of Woerden, watercolour on paper, 65.5 x 50.0 cm, signed l.l. and dated 'Woerden 1917'

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A view of Woerden

Leo Gestel | A native of Spakenburg, pencil, watercolour and gouache on paper, 22.7 x 15.0 cm, signed l.l. and dated 'Bunschoten, Spakenburg', August '02

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A native of Spakenburg

Leo Gestel | Piet Boendermaker, black chalk and watercolour on paper, 77.5 x 69.0 cm, signed l.r. and dated August 1st Bergen 1917 on the bottle

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Piet Boendermaker

Leo Gestel | An elegant lady reading, chalk and watercolour on paper, 36.0 x 27.3 cm, signed l.r.

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An elegant lady reading

Leo Gestel | The party, black chalk and watercolour on paper, 21.4 x 18.1 cm

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The party

Leo Gestel | Friends (recto); study in pencil of horse and bull, pastel on paper, 76.7 x 56.2 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1927

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Friends (recto); study in pencil of horse and bull

Leo Gestel | Nude, charcoal and pastel on paper laid down on board, 49.0 x 64.0 cm, signed l.r. and dated '31

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Nude

Leo Gestel | Sheepshearers, charcoal and watercolour on paper, 47.4 x 61.5 cm, signed l.r. and painted circa 1926

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Sheepshearers

Leo Gestel | A windmill, Belgium, black chalk, watercolour and pastel on paper, 51.0 x 38.5 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1914

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A windmill, Belgium

Leo Gestel | A view of a landscape, Huizen, pastel on paper, 36.3 x 54.0 cm, signed l.r. twice and dated '29

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A view of a landscape, Huizen

Leo Gestel | A flower still life, watercolour on paper, 99.0 x 77.8 cm, signed u.l. and dated 1917

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A flower still life

Leo Gestel | A farm in spring, Eemnes, pastel on paper, 61.0 x 76.5 cm, signed l.l. and dated '39

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A farm in spring, Eemnes

Leo Gestel | A seated nude, chalk on paper, 62.0 x 48.0 cm, signed l.c. and dated '31

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A seated nude

Leo Gestel | A seated nude, pastel on paper, 63.0 x 48.0 cm, signed l.l. and dated '32

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A seated nude

Leo Gestel | A seated nude, pastel on paper, 61.5 x 46.5 cm, signed l.r. and dated '31

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A seated nude

Leo Gestel | Portrait of Antje, the artist's sister, ink and coloured pencil on paper, 17.0 x 13.5 cm, signed l.r. with monogram

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Portrait of Antje, the artist's sister

Leo Gestel | The orchard 'De Eenhoorn', Beemster, watercolour on paper, 51.5 x 70.3 cm, signed l.l.

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The orchard 'De Eenhoorn', Beemster

Leo Gestel | The cattle market, mixed media on paper, 32.0 x 24.0 cm, signed l.r. and dated '09

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The cattle market

Leo Gestel | Having a party at the Boendermaker's house, pastel on paper, 37.0 x 46.2 cm, signed u.l. and dated 1910

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Having a party at the Boendermaker's house

Leo Gestel | Horses by a farm, watercolour on paper, 70.0 x 95.5 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1922

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Horses by a farm

Leo Gestel | Numerous figures on the ice, watercolour on paper, 9.0 x 14.2 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1919

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Numerous figures on the ice

Leo Gestel | The theatre, watercolour on paper, 32.0 x 49.0 cm, signed l.r.

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The theatre

Leo Gestel | Make a last effort, mixed media on paper, 14.0 x 9.0 cm, signed l.r.

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Make a last effort

Leo Gestel | The season's greetings 1903, pen and pencil on paper, 14.0 x 9.0 cm, signed l.c.

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The season's greetings 1903

Leo Gestel | Prosit, watercolour on paper, 14.0 x 9.0 cm, signed l.l. with monogram

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Prosit

Leo Gestel | Walking the dog, 14.0 x 9.0 cm

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Walking the dog

Leo Gestel | Certaine Lucie, 14.0 x 9.0 cm

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Certaine Lucie

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