August Oleffe - Harbor view of the coast of Nieuwpoort

Beautiful late 19th century etching by the Belgian artist Auguste Oleffe (1867-1931). He studied at the drawing school of Saint-Josse-ten-Node and at the Académie libre L'Effort. He married in 1891 and from 1895 to 1902 he went with his wife and Louis Thévenet to the coast of Nieuwpoort, where he painted fishermen and seascapes. In 1906 he settled in Oudergem. There he created masterpieces and painted portraits of family members and friends (such as Rik Wouters), paintings that were purchased by the largest museums in the country. In 1906 he was one of the founders of the artistic circle L'Estampe. In 1912 Oleffe became friends with Rodolphe Strebelle, who signed with the Cercle libre L'Effort. Paul Fierens would later call Oleffe's friends the Brabant Fauves. He had a positive influence on Rik Wouters, Charles Dehoy, Anne-Pierre de Kat, Jean Brusselmans and Ferdinand Schirren. Strebelle describes Oleffe's art as cheerful and positive. According to him he surpassed Impressionism in the breadth of the brushstroke and, without sacrificing the temptations of light, he combined lush deep blacks with bright and light tones.
Dimensions: 22x32cm - paper 34x45cm
ATTENTION: The etching is generally in good condition for its age, only the paper (outside the plate edge) has many signs of age and discolouration (see photo details)
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