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20-073 Hubert Henri de Vries “Harbor” Original 1968 Painting

Original price was: $1,200.00.Current price is: $900.00.

An impressionist original painting by Hubert Henri de Vries, 1899-1979, a Belgian. It measures 14 x 16 inches as framed. Signed on the front lower left. Signed on the back and dated 1968.

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An impressionist original painting by Hubert Henri de Vries, 1899-1979, a Belgian. It measures 14 x 16 inches as framed. Signed on the front lower left. Signed on the back and dated 1968. Thick impressionistic brushwork in oil on linen on the original hardwood stretcher. The condition is excellent with no loose paint or missing paint. There are several very fine cracks near the edges. The frame is new—float framed in antique gold with black sides.

De Vries studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp and was taught by Isidore Opsomer and Julian Creytens. His work was influenced by Gust de Smet, Constant Permeke and Jacob Smits. He won the International Painting Prize of Monaco in 1962. De Vries worked in Sint-Gillis Dendermonde (1943-1948) and then Antwerp. Became member of the Centro di Studi a Scambi Internazzionali in 1963. His work is included in the collection of the late King Baudouin, the collection of the current King Albert of Belgium, and the Museum of the University of Jerusalem.