Gustaaf Sorel

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Gustaaf Sorel

Born	(1905-01-17)17 January 1905 Ostend, Belgium
Died	14 May 1981(1981-05-14) (aged 76) Ostend, Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Style	Expressionism, Cubism, Constructivism
Awards	Prijs van het Oostends Kursaal (1937), Prix Thorlet de l’Académie Française (1954), Silver medal of the city of Paris (1954)

Gustaaf Sorel (17 January 1905, in Ostend – 14 May 1981, in Ostend) was a Belgian painter and draughtsman known for his representations of gloomy people and bleak street sights.^[1]

Sorel depicted his folkish surroundings with loose and fluid line work of his own synthetic painting method. He underwent several figurative influences like expressionism, cubism and constructivism, but, mostly stubbornly pursued his own style.

His city and street depictions with ashen facades radiate the oppressive sadness of the abandoned streets and empty stalls, of the city and her inhabitants. He had an obsession for a secretive, pressing silence, but even in those dark corners, there is no anxiety-inducing mood.

Usually a soft light radiates from a window, door or gate. a play of the light by which the mood becomes more intense and gives rise to many contrasts.

Gallery

Panoramic Landscape, gouache on paper, circa 1936
Lady with blue hat, watercolour
Seawall, India ink on paper, 1939
Death mask of Gustaaf Sorel by sculptor Irénée Duriez [vls]

References

^ Norbert Hostyn (1983). "Sorel, Gustaaf". National Biographical Dictionary (in Dutch). Vol. 10. Brussels: KVAB. pp. 599–603. ISBN 90-6569-010-7. Available online: link. Retrieved 10 January 2015.