Oil painting on panel "Theme No. 28" by GERLES

Painting on panel by Georges LEVEQUE, known as GERLES Born in Béthune in 1919, he began painting in 1942. At the Grande Chaumière studio, he became friends with André Lhote, Ossip Zadkine, and Edouard Pignon, who encouraged him to exhibit in Béthune and Le Touquet. Deeply attached to his region, he exhibited regularly in renowned galleries such as the Galerie Septentrion in Bondues and the Galerie Mischkind in Lille. His work was displayed alongside that of celebrated artists from the North: Lhotellier, Hémery, Hennebelle, Dodeigne, and others.