The Artist And His Child. Oil On Canvas. Jacques Dormont

The artist and his child, oil on canvas mounted in a wooden frame, Jacques Dormont, signed in the lower left corner. vs. 1950 Frame dimensions: H. 99 x L. 86 x D. 4 cm; subject: H. 76 x L. 63 cm. Jacques Dormont (Dour 1914 - 2005). Painter of compositions with characters, nudes and everyday objects. Relies on symobolist and surrealist orientations. Also etcher. Student of the Academy of Mons (1929-35, L. Buisseret, L. Navez and A. Duriau). Professor at Berchem-Saint-Agathe (1946-78). Create a world without concessions, populated by enigmatic nudes, motionless, silent, but serene. Teaches at the National Institute for the Deaf and Mute, himself being deaf since the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918. Works in the possession of the State, the provinces of Hainaut and Brabant, the cities of Liège, Dour and Koekelberg.