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Edward Frederik Verhas (1929 - 2019) - The Last Summer (2012) - Oil on XL Canvas
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Product description
XL Oil on canvas
Edward Frederik Verhas (Dendermonde, 1929–2019)
Title
The Last Summer
Date
2012
Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
120 × 150 cm
Signature
Signed on the canvas (bottom left) and on the stretcher at the back.
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Description
Monumental figurative painting depicting a picnic in the Sint-Onolfspolder near Dendermonde.
In the background, the skyline of Dendermonde appears with the church towers as silhouettes against a dramatic evening sky; E. Verhas drew his inspiration for this from an old city print of Dendermonde (see last photo).
In the foreground are the artist himself, his wife, and two female friends.
On the right stands the artist's characteristic red NSU. It is remarkable that the depicted license plate corresponds to the actual license plate of Edward Verhas’s car.
Above the license plate, a fictional car brand was applied on which the words Verhas ‘SAHREV’ can be read in mirror writing.
This forms a subtle reference to the artist’s family name.
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Iconography
The work possesses an exceptional autobiographical character.
Virtually every element refers to the personal life of Edward Verhas.
* His own car
* His own license plate
* The region where he lived
* Dendermonde (Belgium) as his lifelong home
* The artist himself
* His wife
* Women friends
* The title *The Last Summer*
According to tradition, the artist himself stated that this depicted the last time he spent with his wife before her death.
As a result, the painting takes on the character of a memorial image rather than a traditional landscape painting. ⸻
Style
The work belongs to the late period (at the age of 83) of Edward Verhas.
Edward Verhas developed his own distinctive style in his abstract and figurative oil paintings, in which magical symbolism predominates (the skyline, the trees, the figures, and the car function simultaneously as memory and as a symbol). Works by his hand are held in private collections in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, and Scotland. Listed in *De Belgische Beeldende Kunstenaars Uit De 19de En 20ste Eeuw* by Paul Piron.
Specifications
ConditionVery goodColorsMulti ColorMaterialCanvas, WoodNumber of items1StyleVintageOrientationLandscapeArt sizeLargeHeight120 cmWidth150 cm
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ProfessionalDendermonde, BelgiumOn Whoppah since August 2022 • 329 sales