A Brutal Smile, Nils Verkaeren, 2025
Oil on canvas. From the Blooming Desert series.Image courtesy of Buysse Gallery. © Nils Verkaeren.
A Brutal Smile, Nils Verkaeren, 2025
Oil on canvas. From the Blooming Desert series.Image courtesy of Buysse Gallery. © Nils Verkaeren.
Installation view of A Brutal Smile, Nils Verkaeren, 2025
Oil on canvas. From the Blooming Desert series.Image courtesy of Buysse Gallery. © Nils Verkaeren.
Nils Verkaeren Belgium, b. 1980
A Brutal Smile, 2025
Oil on canvas
200 x 150 x 4.5 cm
78 3/4 x 59 x 1 3/4 in
78 3/4 x 59 x 1 3/4 in
Series: Blooming Dessert
Further images
In A Brutal Smile, Nils Verkaeren continues his tactile exploration of landscape as inner state. Dense strokes of lavender, shadowed green, and incandescent yellow move across the canvas with sculptural...
In A Brutal Smile, Nils Verkaeren continues his tactile exploration of landscape as inner state. Dense strokes of lavender, shadowed green, and incandescent yellow move across the canvas with sculptural intensity. While the composition resists direct interpretation, its title hints at emotional dissonance — a terrain marked by tension, irony, or resilience.
1
of
186
Join our mailing list
* denotes required fields
We will process the personal data you have supplied to communicate with you in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time by clicking the link in our emails.