Nest Martens (1925-2024), Christ and the Virgin Mary - Lot 210

Nest Martens (1925-2024), Christ and the Virgin Mary Work representing Christ and the Virgin in an expressive, stylized composition, treated with broad brushstrokes and marked contrasts in black, ochre and red tones, characteristic of Nest Martens' post-expressionist language, with simplified forms and an accentuation of the emotional charge, the whole is in the tradition of Flemish expressionism with a perceptible influence of Constant Permeke, Nest Martens (Adegem, 1925 - 2024) was a self-taught Belgian painter known for his sober compositions structured around the human figure and the rural world. Details: Dimensions with frame: 95 x 105 cm - View: 78 x 88 cm - Weight: 5 kg