Frans Hens Oil Painting on the River Scheldt, Early 20th Century

Item Details

Frans Hens (Belgian, 1856 – 1928)
Untitled (River Scheldt), early 20th century
Oil painting on board
Signature incised to the lower left

Frans Hens was a Belgian Post-Impressionist painter, and one of the first European artists to paint in Sub-Saharan Africa. He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp under Romantic painter Jacob Jacobs, though his own work was heavily influenced by Post-Impressionist exhibitions of Antwerp’s Cercle Artistique. He traveled to Africa in 1886-1888, painting landscapes along the Congo River. In Belgium, he painted extensively along the River Scheldt and at the coast, and he belonged to the Wechelse School of artists who held a studio at the inn In Den Keyser. He was a founding member of the artists’ associations De XIII and Kunst van Heden, as well as belonging to the groups Pour l’Art and Weest U Zelve (Be Yourself). His work is held in multiple Belgian museum collections, as well as in private collections worldwide.

Condition

- discoloration to painting surface; frame rub to painting edges; edge wear to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 11.5" W x 11.5" H.

Item #

ITMG384886