4520 - Christiane Vleugels, At the Sickbed

Christiane Vleugels, At the Sickbed A young woman with flowing blonde hair lies on a sickbed in a wooden hut with an Old Russian-style ambience, covered in rich furs; at her feet sits a concerned man holding a cloth and a book; next to him is a table with vegetables, a jug and fish; the window of the hut offers a view of a pond with a weeping willow, a horse and another building; a detailed painting executed in glazes, partly with a fine brush; oil on panel, late 20th century, signed ‘C. Vleugels’, minimal signs of ageing, brown-black moulded frame, inner dimensions approx. 80 x 110 cm. Artist information: Belgian painter specialising in Realism and Hyperrealism (born 1963 in Antwerp), worked as a decorative painter from 1980 to 1982, attended the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp from 1983 to 1984, and has since held numerous exhibitions and participated in group shows both at home and abroad; source: the artist’s website.