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Van Essche Carl Buchner
Number 143 of an edition of 200 copies issued with an original signed lithograph by van Essche. Unfortunately, the lithograph is not present in this copy.
The book is signed by both
Binding: Card wraps.
Limited edition: unpaginated, frontispiece portrait, 8 full colour plates laid down and 21 black and white plates printed on art paper, white card covers.
The limitation on the verso of the title page reads: This book is published in a limited edition of 750 copies. 200 copies are numbered and include an inserted lithograph Seated Nude drawn direct on the plate and individually signed by the artist. The lithograph is not present in this copy.
The text in English and Afrikaans is by Carl Büchner
Maurice Charles Louis van Essche was born 1906, in Antwerp. He studied art at the Brussels Academy in 1924 under James Ensor, but halted his studies in 1925 for lack of funding. In 1933 he studied briefly under Henri Matisse in France, having met him by chance in an artist's supply shop in Cagnes, France.
His break came in July 1939 when he won a scholarship in a competition organised by the Belgian Government, who commissioned him to undertake a painting expedition to the Belgian Congo. His travels and experiences there influenced him profoundly, and the visions and emotions of that period echoed through his work for the rest of his life. In 1940 his wife Lucette (née Josz, 19081997) and son Ludovic (1935 ) fled German occupation of Belgium and joined him in the Congo. Lucette could not cope with tropical conditions and they moved to the relatively milder climate of the South African Cape rather than return to war-torn Europe.
Early days in South Africa were difficult, but he soon became a prominent member of the South African art community, exhibiting locally and later in Europe as well. As an active member of The New Group he contributed strongly to contemporary art in South Africa. He had a solid knowledge of both modern art trends and the history of European painting which he imparted in his role as teacher, a profession he regarded as equally important as creating. He taught at the Technical Art School from 1943 to 1945. In 1948 he founded the Continental School of Art in Cape Town, leaving in 1951 to become a lecturer at the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town. He was appointed Professor of Fine Art in 1962 and his success as a teacher is attested to by the number of his former pupils who have become prominent artists themselves.
Van Essche retired from academia in 1971, but continued to paint prolifically, despite poor health, including several heart attacks. He travelled in Europe and eventually settled near Thonon, France, at his wife's behest. His health continued to deteriorate, and he could not travel to attend his own retrospective exhibition in Cape Town in 1974. He missed Africa terribly, painting African scenes while searching in vain for local inspiration. His new themes included hippies and musicians, but he destroyed much of this work. His European landscapes from this period are dark and depressed, in stark contrast to the vibrant African scenes that flowed nonetheless. His oils continued to sell well in South Africa, and his reputation grew. He succumbed to a heart attack in June 1977 following a fall, and poor medical care. https://www.mauricevanessche.org/life.html
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