Oil on canvas Andalusian landscape signed Georges Steel

Beautiful painting depicting an andalusian landscape (spain) Interesting pictorial technique. Signed georges steel. Georges (joris) steel is a belgian painter born in sleidinge in 1923 and died in sijsele in 2010. He was the son of leo steel and the younger brother of etienne steel. He studied at sint lucas in ghent under the direction of g. Hermans and at the higher institute of antwerp under the direction of is. Summarize. He also worked for several months under the direction of permeke. He also took sculpture classes in 1944. He settled in 1956 in a gypsy district of granada/spain. He made landscapes, still lifes, portraits, characters (children, gypsies, ). Excerpt from the press: "g.s. Paints spain and its inhabitants. He suggests and concretizes the soul of the earth and people" and "he is a versatile artist who can approach all themes effortlessly and masterfully: landscapes, cityscapes, still lifes, flowers and portraits. All of his work is an ode to spain." his sunny southern colour palette is tempered by the flemish sense of measure. It is mentioned in bas II and two centuries of signatures of belgian artists. (piron).