Zeven mannen in een bar
1855 - 1913
Medium
etching
Dimensions
120; 80
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 80 mm x breedte 120 mm
Art Historical Context
**Zeven mannen in een** (Seven Men in a Bar) is a delicate etching by Belgian artist Xavier Mellery, created sometime between 1855 and1913. Measuring just 80 mm high by 120 mm wide—precisely the dimensions of the plate edge—this intimate print captures a slice of everyday social life, likely portraying seven men gathered in a dimly lit bar. Mellery, renowned for his meticulous drawings and prints, often depicted quiet interiors and human moments with a keen eye for detail, bridging realism and the emerging Symbolist tendencies in late 19th-century Belgium. Etching, a technique involving acid ...
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...