Benoît Gilsoul, Minimal Composition I

Description Benoît Gilsoul is a recent discovery of ours. We love how he translated his experience as a premier  stained glass artist back into painting.  The medium here is oil on paper and the way he smeared it to produce a translucent effect -- like glass -- is just stunning.  This work was purchased from a sale of his estate.  Details Benoît Gilsoul (Belgian/American, 1914-2000) Untitled Minimal Composition I Oil on Arches paper Dated in lower right hand corner 24 1/2" x 32" (overall) 22 1/4" x 30" (sheet) Newly framed under UV plexiglass About the Artist Benoît Gilsoul was born in Namur, Belgium in 1914. After completing his primary schooling he entered the Acadėmie Royale des Beaux Arts, the top Belgian art college. During the six years at the Acadėmie, Gilsoul acquired a solid artistic training and by 1933 had already founded the sécessionist art group: “L’Esquisse,” an influential group of young artists in Belgium that later developed into the “Salon National des Jeunes A