Name: Zalving – Nest Martens (1925–2024)
SKU: MUN_14639
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Anointing – Nest Martens (1925–2024)

€425,00

A figure dressed in blue bends tenderly over a reclining figure, surrounded by a warm yellow light. With broad, expressive strokes and sharp contrasts between blue, red, and white, Nest Martens captures the intense moment of solace and transition. "Anointing" is a powerful, emotional painting that touches on both spiritual and human themes and lingers in the mind.

Artist: Nest Martens (1925–2024)
Title: Anointing
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 60 × 61 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.