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Apr. 21, 2018
Dom Gregory de Wit, (Belgian, 1895-1978), "Madonna", 1935, pastel and pencil on paper, sight 32-1/4" x 19-1/2", framed 44-1/2" x 31-...
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Dom Gregory de Wit (Belgian, 1895-1978) "Madonna", 1935 pastel and pencil on paper signed and dated "6.1.35" lower right. Matted, glazed and framed. sight 32-1/4" x 19-1/2", framed 44-1/2" x 31-3/4" Provenance: Private collection, New Orleans, Louisiana.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Apr. 21, 2018
Dom Gregory de Wit, (Belgian, 1895-1978), "Adam", 1935, oil on canvas, 47-1/2" x 39-1/2", framed 51" x 43"
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Dom Gregory de Wit (Belgian, 1895-1978) "Adam", 1935 oil on canvas signed and dated "2-11-35" mid-right. Framed. 47-1/2" x 39-1/2", framed 51" x 43" Provenance: Private collection, New Orleans, Louisiana. Notes: A native of the Netherlands, Gregory de Wit entered the Benedictine Abbey at Mont Cesar, Louvain, Belgium in 1913, and was ordained several years later. His superior, noticing and appreciating his artistic abilities, sent the young monk to study at the Royal Academy of Arts, Brussels and the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. De Wit took part in his first exhibition in 1923, where he received numerous accolades. He soon began to travel to various Benedictine Abbeys, where he worked on murals, paintings, and other religious decorations. In the 1940s he spent some time working in various religious houses across Louisiana, eventually ending up at St. Joseph's Abbey near Covington where he remained for over five years creating a large mural of the Last Supper. The existing examples of de Wit's work reveal an idiosyncratic stylistic approach which interestingly and successfully combines aspects of Art Deco, Mexican murals, and Orthodox icons. His slightly weighty figures, with their accentuated (almost exaggerated) musculature, have an almost sculptural quality. Employing blocked areas of rich color combined with thick, dark lines, de Wit creates a stark juxtaposition, a technique especially effective for works - whether murals or his large-scale figural paintings - which are meant to be seen from a distance.
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