Leo Gestel Farmer with his horses Spakenburg 1928
Summary
A farmer with his horses Spakenburg. Signed and dated lower left Leo Gestel '28, wax crayons on paper, 34 x 43.5 cm
Leo Gestel (1881–1941) was a Dutch painter. His father Willem Gestel was also an artist. Leo Gestel experimented with cubism, expressionism, futurism and postimpressionism. Along with Piet Mondrian he was among the leading artists of Dutch modernism. Gestel was first instructed in art by his father, Willem Gestel, the director of an art school, and his uncle, Dimmen Gestel, who had painted with Vincent van Gogh.
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1928 drawings
crayon drawings
leo gestel
people with horses in art
sold at christies
spakenburg in art
Date
1928
in collections
Source
Christie's
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public domain