418 - EUGEEN VAN MIEGHEM (1875-1930)

EUGEEN VAN MIEGHEM (1875-1930) 'Het gerecht', c. 1929. Oil on chipboard. Signed 'Eug van / Mieghem'. Around 1926, the artist fell out with his second (much younger) wife, Marguerite Struyvelt. The divorce proceedings would continue until the death of Van Mieghem (24 March 1930). The artist called upon a Brussels lawyer (1929 pocket diary, facsimile Van Mieghem Foundation, on the page for 5 to 8 February he notes the name and address of his counsel: 'Maître Jean Thévenet, avocat à la cour d'appel, 61 rue Lesbroussart, Bruxelles'). During a trip that year (1929), the artist likely made the preparatory sketch for this powerful painting in the Brussels Palace of Justice, in which he clearly wishes to underline the stern character of the character (the public prosecutor?). Correspondence Erwin Joos, 20.9.1997). Provenance: H. Sandhouse Family, Antwerp-New York Broadway Gallery, New York Private collection Netherlands Private collection Belgium Dimensions: 63.5 x 78.7 cm (87 x 103 cm)