Twee vrouwen en een man zittend op een bank voor een hek
1855 - 1913
Medium
etching
Dimensions
80; 119
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 80 mm x breedte 119 mm
Art Historical Context
**Twee vrouwen en een man zittend op een bank een hek** *Xavier Mellery,, plate size 80 × 119 mm, ca. 1855–1913* This delicate etching by Belgian artist Xavier Mellery captures a quiet, everyday moment: two women and a man seated a bench in front of fence. Mellery, active in the late 19 and early 20th centuries, specialized in intimate genre scenes that elevate ordinary life into poetic vignettes. His work often reflects the Belgian artistic tradition of Realism with a personal, almost tender touch, inviting viewers to linger on subtle human connections amid simple surroundings. Rendered i...
About the Artist
Xavier Mellery · 1845–1921
Xavier Mellery (1845–1921) was a Belgian symbolist painter, draftsman, and illustrator who stands as a crucial precursor and founding figure of Belgian Symbolism, one of the most distinctive movements in late 19th-century European art. Born on August 9, 1845, in Laeken (a district of Brussels) as the son of a gardener at the Royal Palace, and dying on February 4, 1921, in Brussels, Mellery's caree...