Impressionist rendering of a flea market and fair in the Marolles in Brussels around 1965. A merry-go-round is visible in the background. Some people walk by while a beggar asks for alms.
Pen, ink and watercolour on paper by Belgian painter Pieter Ringoot. (1921-2011)
The Marolles (French: Les Marolles) is Brussels' oldest working-class neighbourhood, located between the Palace of Justice and the South Station. At the heart of the Marolles are the Miniemen church, the Kapelle church and Place du Jeu de Balle, known for its daily flea and brocant market. The major thoroughfares through the Marolles are Hoogstraat, Blaesstraat and Huidevetterstraat. Residents of the Marolles are called, in French, Marolliens
About since the transition from the 20th to the 21st century, the Marolles have been on the rise and the neighbourhood is climbing out of a valley. The streets used to be full of vagrants and drug dealers, but nowadays more and more hip shops are establishing themselves there and people even talk about saturation.
Galerie Ringoot is a homage to the work of the Belgian painter Pieter Ringoot (1921 - 2011) and the Dutch illustrator, writer and painter Hans Sturris.
This online art gallery shows a selection of the artists' work, consisting of oil paintings, watercolours, pen drawings, Sketches, ..
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