PORTIELJE Gerard

THE CAPTIVATING STORY

Oil on panel: 19.2 x 25.2 cms / 7.6 x 9.9 ins
Signed lower right

Painter of genre scenes and interiors.

Gerard Portielje studied under his father, Jan Portielje, and Jozef Van Lerius. He was the older brother of Edward Portielje. He began his career in 1875 and was particularly interested in anecdotal subjects. Like his brother, Edward, Gerard Portielje was a genre painter, but he chose his subjects from a completely different field: the bourgeois and the gentleman of the 19th century attracted his attention.

Few artists have painted with such a spirit, firmness and humour as Gerard Portielje.

Gerard Portielje was an outstanding artist who executed all of his works with great dexterity and who put his characters on display with enthusiasm, power, swagger and humor.

Period:
Antwerp 1856 - Remich (Luxemburg) 1929
Belgian School

Exhibitions:
Antwerp - Brussels

Literature:
P. & V. Berko, "Dictionary of Belgian painters born between 1750 & 1875", Knokke 1981, p. 532-535.
P. & V. Berko, "19th Century European Virtuoso Painters", Knokke 2011, p. 512.
I. Bruynooghe, "The works of Portielje: Jan - Gerard - Edward", Roeselare 2001.