I. Van Mens - Orientalist scene

Isidore Van Mens - Orientalist scene - 1931

Engraving
Place de la Kasbah à Alger

Signed lower right
Dated (19)31 and titled lower left

Dimensions:
Engraving: 35 X 46 cm (at sight)
Frame: 53 X 63,5 cm

New wooden frame

Perfect condition.

Beautiful subject by a painter whose Orientalist works are the most sought-after and highly rated.


Isidore Van Mens (1890-1985)

Dutch painter, draughtsman, watercolorist and engraver.
(His father was Van Gogh’s pupil at Zundert)
Van Mens lived mainly in Belgium and is often considered a Belgian painter.

His works can be found in several museums, including Schaerbeek and Mons. He will stay in the history of Belgian painters as a great Orientalist.


Bibliography:

Benezit
Dictionnaire Biographique des Artistes en Belgique depuis 1830 (Arto)