Oil on panel, *The Carriage* by Alfred BASTIEN
Oil on panel, *The Carriage* by Alfred BASTIEN
2.400,00 €
Alfred Bastien (1873–1955)
Dated and signed on the back: May 1922
same location as another painting by the same artist titled *The Church*
is a Belgian painter
He began training in painting at a very early age and enrolled at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, where he received a solid academic education based on drawing, the study of nature, and mastery of color.
Alfred Bastien participated in numerous national and international exhibitions. He exhibited in particular at the Belgian Triennial Salons and in various exhibitions in France, the Netherlands, and other European countries.
His works have been recognized with several medals acquired by public and private collections in Belgium and Europe.
Further information
| Dimensions | 36.5 × 31 cm |
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After the war, Alfred Bastien was appointed professor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, where he taught for many years. His teaching emphasized direct observation, compositional structure, and the handling of pictorial materials.
Bastien’s palette combines warm tones—ochres, browns, yellows—for the buildings and ground with a luminous light blue sky, creating a contrast that highlights the village’s bustling activity.
The diffused afternoon light is rendered with great subtlety, lending the scene an atmosphere that is both peaceful and lively. The brushwork is vigorous and textured: impasto highlights the relief of the horses and the wagon, while rapid brushstrokes evoke the movement and energy of rural life
