Leo Gestel
Leo Gestel (11 November 1881, Woerden – 26 November 1941, Hilversum) was a Dutch painter. His father Willem Gestel was also an artist. Gestel experimented with cubism, expressionism, futurism and postimpressionism.
Also recorded as Leendert Gestel
Leo Gestel
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- Born
- 1881 · Bergen.
- Died
- 1941 · Hilversum.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter · graphic artist · draftsperson · postage stamp designer · exlibrist · illustrator · muralist · watercolorist
- Fields
- graphic design
- Movements
- Expressionism
- Education
- Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten
- Teachers
- Nicolaas van der Waay · August Allebé
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Along with Piet Mondrian and Jan Sluyters he was among the leading artists of Dutch modernism. • Illustration — Self Portrait, by Leo Gestel. Pencil on paper, 1913
Leo Gestel studied at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. Training under Nicolaas van der Waay and August Allebé is recorded. The field of work recorded is graphic design. Work by Leo Gestel is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Kröller-Müller Museum and Centraal Museum.
• Illustration — Leo Gestel Herfstdag te Nijmegen. Autumn day at Nijmegen, 1909 Gestel was first instructed in art by his father, Willem Gestel, the director of an art school, and his uncle, Dimmen Gestel, who had painted with Vincent van Gogh. Due to financial problems Gestel created advertisements (e.g. for Philips) for illustrated books. While in Paris he came in contact with the avant-garde movement. In 1913 Herwarth Walden offered him the chance to exhibit work in the "Erster Deutscher Herbstsalon" in Berlin. Generally Gestel spent the summer in Bergen, where he joined the Bergen School. In 1929 the majority of his works were lost when a fire destroyed his studio. He then moved to Blaricum.
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1881
Leo Gestel born at Bergen.
1941
Leo Gestel died at Hilversum.
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Bergen.
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Public collections
• Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar, Alkmaar • Drents Museum, Assen • Kunstmuseum, The Hague • Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem • Singer Laren, Laren • Kröller-Müller museum, Otterlo • Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo • Museum de Fundatie in Zwolle • Illustration — Mallorca, Terreno • Illustration — Blue tree • Illustration — Nude • Illustration — Idle moments • Illustration — Boats along the shore 1908 • Illustration — Flowers, 1913 • Illustration — Portrait of Else Berg, 1913
Self Portrait, pencil on paper, by Leo Gestel.
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Twee mannen staan in een huis in aanbouw Jan Ponstijn en de schilder Leo Gestel staan in het in aanbouw zijnde huis van Ponstijn. Gestel eet een boterham.
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Leo Gestel is recorded as painter, graphic artist, draftsperson, postage stamp designer and exlibrist.
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Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) and Kröller-Müller Museum
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