Nestor Cambier / Anto Carte

A genuine Nestor Cambier painting of the Codrington

Library made in 1932. Nestor Cambier was known for

his interiors and his portraitwork. Later he also did

some landscapes but this part of his craftsmanhip is never

that highly esteemed. As a result prices on auctions vary

highly depending on the periods and subjects.

He must have produced this work during the time he was in England

and also produced the painting of the Westminster room that Christies

sold for a lot of money. Dimensions are so close that I think it to

be special treated painting board on which both works were made.

Another striking feature is that this painting has been signed on the
back as well while it seems to have been sold by the then highly
esteemed Lechertier Barbe who was situated at Regent Street.

Oil on marouflé. Dimensions: 41 / 33,5 cm.

Another work of Nestor Cambier out of his English period:

1914 / 1922. Depicted here is Hambleden Lock. Cambier 

had more skills than interiors and portraits alone and this 

painting shows a very strikingly touch and fluid and natural 

brush strokes depicting this part of the river Thames. The 

painting needs to be cleaned first and properly restored as 

the linen has been folded and maroufled afterwards. 

Oil on canvas / panel. Dimensions: 30 / 40 cm.

As has been stated the linen has been folded. 

It won't be possible to make this regretful move

 invisible but in the picture here above I have given it a

reasonable try. Being out of its' frame the whole picture 

is slightly larger. Before working with paint you have to 

clean it of course and with the drying of the paint the

colors deadens a bit just enough to fit even better.

The signature certainly is spot on and luckily enough the

place depicted has been mentioned by the painter himself.

A really nice example of post impressionistic work.

Cambier was in England from 1914 until 1922. He 

lived at that time at Culham Court, just a mile below

Hambleden as a guest of Sir Henry and Lady Barber.

Anto Carte

This work on paper is a litho by this belgium based artist.

The title can be regarded as an international one: Piëta.

However Carte gives this subject a real flemish touch.

Maria on this rendition is a flemish woman wearing wooden

shoes. Carte made several posters for the world exhibition

in Belgium and was awarded several times for prestigious

prizes. He worked a lot in the art nouveau and symbolistic

direction. Work on paper. Dimensions 24 / 35 cm.