painting by Antoine Mortier (1908-1999) charcoal "desolation" 1950

Rare oroiginal charcoal drawing by the famous Belgian artist Antoine Mortier, named "desolation". expressive drawing from his early period (1950s).

original frame 57 cm x 75 cm (the fabric on the frame around the drawing needs cleaning

drawning itself 36 cm x 55 cm

signed and signed, titled  at the back 

very good condition

several auctions numbers at the back 

The Belgian artist Antoine Mortier was born in 1908 in Sint-Gillis. Mortier was a forerunner of the painting style, which is now called action painting. Antoine Mortier (1908-1999) was a member of the artist group Jeune Peinture Belge for a short time. After a figurative period, in which there was a relationship with Permeke, Antoine Mortier began to paint more and more abstractly, but he made no compromises: Mortier did what he wanted and for a long time made both figurative and purely abstract paintings. Mortier was a loner who cared for no one. Mortier developed his personal style long before action painting became commonplace. In his expressive style he simplified lines and colors to the essentials, leaving only dark lines and transparent colors. The object, limited to the plate, was stripped of all ornaments. This gave his paintings a monumental character. Works in museums in Antwerp, Brussels, Elsene, Ghent, Ostend (PMMK), The Hague, New York (Guggenheim), Buffalo (Albright Art Gallery) and Sao Paolo. The work comes from a high-quality private art collection.