Hubert Bellis Still Life Oil Painting "Nature Morte Aux Fruits"

Item Details

Hubert (Josse-Lambert) Bellis (Belgium, 1831 – 1902)
Nature Morte Aux Fruits (Still Life with Fruit)
Oil painting on canvas
Signed to lower right

Hubert Bellis was a Belgian painter, born in 1831. He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels under François-Joseph Navez, and later under Henri De Coene. He began his career as a decorative painter, establishing a studio with his brother. After 1875 he became known for his still life paintings, that in the beginning were academic studies and over time evolved into expressive works often featuring flowers, oysters and the detritus from parties.

Condition

- scattered areas of craquelure; scattered accretion to painting surface; areas of loss to frame embellishments; chips, cracks and accretion to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 18" W x 12" H.

Item #

ITMG115222