Oil on canvas "Game" by Gerles - October 1996

Oil on canvas "Game" by GERLES, October 1996. Small dent in the canvas. Dimensions without frame: 87 X 72 cm. Dimensions with frame: 97 X 82 cm. Georges LEVEQUE, known as GERLES, was born in Béthune in 1919 and began painting in 1942. At the Grande Chaumière studio, he became friends with André Lhote, Ossip Zadkine, and Edouard Pignon, who encouraged him to exhibit in Béthune and Le Touquet. Deeply attached to his region, he exhibited regularly in renowned galleries such as the Galerie Septentrion in Bondues and the Galerie Mischkind in Lille. His work was displayed alongside that of celebrated artists from the North: Lhotellier, Hémery, Hennebelle, Dodeigne, and others.