Jean Gouweloos (Belgian,1865-1943)

Jean Gouwloos (1865-1943) belgian impressionist painter. Like his brother Charles, was educated at the Brussels academy. Initially he worked as a lithographer, but he increasingly focused on painting landscapes, marines and figures. Between 1914 and 1918 he lived in the Netherlands, including Domburg. His interiors with elegant women were particularly successful, lost in thought or immersed in small, everyday activities. An important role in this is played by the light that he 'caught' in broad, loose brushstrokes. Most major Belgian museums have his works.

Sarà disinvolta l'aria
ora che passa
anche un po' provocante
in questo corridoio di pensieri
tra le immagini di ieri
che scivolano lente
dentro al cuore...
~ Catherine La Rose© ~