Impressionist still life painting with two herrings on plate - Oil on canvas - By Belgian artist Pieter Ringoot (1921 - 2011). Presumably painted in the artist's studio in Lebbeke. (East Flanders- Belgium)
A still life is an artistic composition of motionless or lifeless objects, which have been carefully lit. Painting a still life allows a painter to concentrate on the composition and on the use of colour and tonal value, the flowing distinction in colour nuances between the lightest and darkest parts.
As an academic painter, Pieter made dozens of still lifes with various materials. Also take a look at Ringoot gallery's website (www.galerieringoot.com) and be surprised by the other works.
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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