Name: Strooibalen” – Nest Martens (1925–2024)
SKU: MUN_15088
Availability: InStock

”Scatter Bales” – Nest Martens (1925–2024)

€225,00

Two farmers stack bales of straw in the barn, their movements powerful and focused. The warm, expressive colors and flowing brushstrokes beautifully capture the physical labor, teamwork, and rhythm of farm life. "Strooibalen" is a dynamic painting that celebrates the beauty of labor and tradition in the Flemish countryside.

Artist: Nest Martens (1925–2024)
Title: Straw bales
Technique: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 30 x 30 cm
Signature: signed lower right

1 in stock

Description

Nest Martens (1925–2024) is considered a modern heir to Flemish Expressionism. From an early, Permeke-like visual language, he developed his own highly stylized form language with bold lines and bright color fields. His work balances between abstraction and figuration, often focusing on human figures and their interrelationships, making it a source of continued appeal to both collectors and art lovers.