Raymond Dierickx : "the Three Wise Mes"

RaymondDierickx (1904–1978) “The Three Wise Men,” charcoal and pastel, 45 × 60 cm (view size),on paper, 50 × 65 cm, mounted in a pH-neutral mat, 60 × 80 cm.
A piece of tape at the bottom center, a tear at the bottom left under the mat.
Set in his contemporary Belgium, Dierickx’s New Testament scenesare strikingly modern, with this bird’s-eye view behind aclose-up of Balthazar…
This wonderful Belgian artist was a true discovery for us !
Even when found as loose sheets and covered in dust, these drawings, once prepared andframed, reveal the full extent of Dierickx’s talent, which is akin to that of artists such as NicolasEeckmann, Fritz Van den Berghe, Constant Permeke, or othertypically Flemish Expressionists such as Anto Carte, depicting festivals, processions,and fairs in the great tradition of Flemish painters dating back to the 17thcentury with the Brueghels, yet rendered with great modernity.
Other facets of his work showcase his fresco designs and large-scaledecorative pieces, often exotic in nature, while in his early watercolors, onefind a symbolist vein with an elongated composition.
We dedicated an exhibition to him (PDF catalog available by email)featuring the first works we discovered, but we have acquired many more since then!
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