Bucolic By Maurice Langaskens 1884-1946

Bucolic

Etching in colors and aquatint on simili paper - japan. Provenance: the artist's studio. 13th copy of an edition of 60. A scene from the Göttingen camp, where Maurice Langankens was detained during the First World War. All of the artist's etchings have become extremely rare, mainly due to their popularity during his lifetime. Aquatints depicting his life and experiences during the First World War almost never come to market and this composition, one of his best, is extremely difficult to find in any condition. Signed and titled in pencil. The colors are still fresh. Price accordingly. Maurice Langaskens was a Belgian artist born in 1884 in Ghent and died in Schaerbeek in 1946. He was a painter, draftsman, watercolourist, graphic designer and illustrator. He began his training at the Academy and the School of Decorative Arts in Paris. After additional training at the Academy of Brussels under the direction of Constant Montald (1901-1905), he became a member of Pour l'Art from 1907 and his first works still show influences from his teacher Montald, but also from Puvis de Chavannes and the Pre-Raphaelites. His decorative compositions with idealized figures bathe in a poetic atmosphere. He spent the First World War in the German camps of Göttingen and Münsterlager. Marked by the war, he made many drawings of camps and war scenes. After 1920, he made many decorative compositions and works that idealized work. From the press: The art of Maurice Langaskens testifies to a powerful talent for drawing and subtle coloristic qualities. He was a witness of his time. He also made a name for himself as an engraver and regularly took part in the exhibitions of the Original engraving group in Belgium between 1924 and 1937. Works at the Museum of Ixelles, among others.