Jacques Mels artwork • painting • previously for sale Flowers in an earthenware pot
Jacques Mels
Tilburg 1899-1974 Den Haag
1899-1974
Flowers in an earthenware pot
oil on painter's board 34.9 x 29.7 cm, signed l.r.
This painting was previously for sale.
Jacques Mels was self-taught as an artist. At a young age he moved to Curacao, where he became a teacher at a craft school. Back in the Netherlands he worked in Amsterdam, The Hague and Limburg. His oeuvre includes many cityscapes, still lifes and portraits, which he set up in his own, almost expressionistic style. Mels painted many landscapes in Brabant and South Limburg, in which cloudy skies play an important role. He created beautiful landscapes, especially with the watercolor technique, to which the use of many blacks and unusual colours lends an extra drama.
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