Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Paintings from Belgium



Art enthusiasts were treated to a special showing of paintings from Belgium during Friday night's Art Walk at the Selma Art Guild.

The paintings were brought to America in 1947 by the granddaughter of the artist, Gernand Coenderart, and she took them off the walls of her home to share them with her fellow Selmians. Most of the paintings depict rural life in her native land.

(Please click the photo to enlarge for a better view of these paintings.)

9 comments:

  1. Sure look like they are a nice addition to the community.

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  2. What a treat for you, and how generous of the owner to share the art!

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  3. PS. I maxed your photo which everyone should do to get the benefit of the paintings, wich are really quite lovely!

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  4. Thanks, Kate. I have now added a note to click the photo to enlarge. Much better!

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  5. Lovely art! I could easily find a spot on one of my walls to hang one of them!

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  6. I enlarged them like Kate to view the details. They really are quite nice. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. How nice of her to share! They look quite beautiful!

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  8. How kind of the owner to share her art!

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  9. I love those paintings...so glad I checked in.

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