Gustaaf Sorel - Boats at sea

Ink on paper
Circa 1935
circa 30 by 45 cm

Gustaaf Sorel (1905-1981) lived and worked in Ostend, Belgium. He trained as an expressionist under Joris Minne and Frans Masereel. He was also strongly influenced by Leon Spilliaert. James Ensor once described Gustaaf Sorel as the black diamond of contemporary art.