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oil on canvas with original old frame.
powerfully painted.
signed at the bottom.
frame has signs of use.
canvas has an old small repair, but the front is unnoticeable.
paintings by him hang in various museums. Well-regarded artist.
He is a well-known artist and is mentioned in numerous art books and auction houses.
Léon Corthals was a Belgian painter. Corthals was born in Temse in 1877. He painted a portrait of King Leopold III of Belgium on February 23, 1934, the day of his ascension to the Belgian throne. He died in Ixelles in 1935.
canvas dimensions 55 cm x 75 cm
with frame 83 cm x 103 cm