Kerels Henry, Kongo Indigenous Market, Etched and Colored

About the Item

This authentic colored etch by Henry Ketels(1896-1956) depicts an indigenous market. Measurements of this beautiful piece are 71.5 x 53 cm without frame, 91.5 x 72 cm with frame. The item comes with a signed and stamped certificate confirming its authenticity. All our lots are appraised and checked by Jos Humblet. Mr. Humblet (°1954, Brussels) graduated in 1978 as Master of Art at St. Lukas in Brussels. From 1978 until 1993 he worked at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels, where he specialized in formal analysis of works of art. Mr. Humblet started collecting tribal art in 1980 and became a dealer in 1995, specializing in art from Kongo, Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad. About the artist Henry Kerels was born in 1896 in Brussel and died in the same city in 1956. He was a Belgian artist en graphic designer. He practiced most figurative genres: figures, portraits, genre scenes, still lives, landscapes and marines. In 1930-1931 he made a trip to Belgian-Congo which had a huge impact on his style. He made a surprising switch to a non-figurative style, which he kept practicing until his death, circa 1950. Description The etching shows a market scene in Congo. The colors are quite muted, yet the scene is colorful with a variety of shades. The scene gives the impression of a busy market where the sale is in full swing and both vendors and buyers are busy with their day to day lives and business. In the front of the scene there is a group of four grown-ups seemingly negotiating about the product being sold. Behind them a small child and a kneeling woman are in conversation. In the background, mainly women are standing in small groups talking to one another, carrying a child on their back or a platter on their head. The work is signed, dated and framed in the bottom corners of the etching.

Creator:

Henri Kerels (Artist)

Dimensions:

Height: 20.87 in (53 cm)Width: 28.15 in (71.5 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)

Materials and Techniques:

Other,Etched

Place of Origin:

Belgium

Period:

20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1900-1956