Frans Mortelmans (1865-1836)

(QNM659) The antique still life with fruit painting proposed here is a beautiful oil painting on canvas from the 19th century and comes with a rich gilded frame from the same period as the antique painting. 19th century. It is a pleasant still life with a tray and a goblet of antique silver and fruit, white and black grapes, peaches, all resting on a very elegant embroidered tablecloth. Impressionist painter. The antique fruit still life painting from the 19th century is signed on the lower right F. Mortelmans, a Belgian painter of still life paintings, portrait paintings, flower and fruit paintings. Frans Mortelmans (1865-1936) was born in Antwerp, Belgium, and studied at the "Des Beaux-Arts" school in Antwerp, where he later became a teacher. He then moved and became a teacher at the Berchem Academy and became its director. Frans Mortelmans actively participated in the artistic societies that flourished in Flanders between the 19th and 20th centuries. He also participated in salons and various exhibitions in Antwerp, Mechelen, Ghent and Liege. In 1903 he received official recognition in Belgium and one of his watercolors was acquired by the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp. In 1932 he was appointed Commander of the Order of Leopold. The painting has been professionally relined. The antique gilded frame and the antique oil painting have been accurately and professionally restored. www.bisgart.com Bisgart Collection Bibliography: E. Bénézit. Dictionnaire Des Peintres Sculpteurs Dessinateurs et Graveurs. ARTO. Biographical Dictionary illustrated of Artists in Belgium Since 1830. *** Canvas Size: 100 x 60 cm Size with frame: 134 x 94 cm Depth: 10 cm Weight: 18 kg Restored Painting | French Origin | 19th Century | Antiques | French School | Still Life Painter