Oil on canvas, signed and dated W. Geets 1902.
Willem Geets (Mechelen, January 20, 1838 - Mechelen, January 19, 1919) was a Belgian painter.
He started his artistic studies at the Academy of Mechelen, later at the Academy of Antwerp. In Antwerp he trained with Nicaise De Keyser, one of the most important painters of Flemish Romanticism. He also received lessons from Léon Cogniet in Paris (1861-1863).
Museums
Antwerp, Royal Museum of Fine Arts
Birmingham
Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery
Mechelen, Museum Hof van Busleyden
Dimensions:
H148.5 x 86.5cm.
H58.46 x 34.06inch.