Van De Gehuchte Jef

Jef Van De Gehuchte is a Belgian artist, born in Turnhout in 1946. He was a fine painter and photographer. From an early age he was impressed by painting and took lessons at various academies. He worked under Jan Vaerten, Louis Van De Leur and Jan Flameng, among others. He constructed his still lifes carefully and balanced. The materials that make up the proposed objects, such as copper, tin, glass, earthenware or rusty tin, are depicted meticulously and realistically. He also worked in the field of fashion, advertising and press photography. Jef Van De Gehuchte is mentioned in Two centuries of signatures of Belgian artists. (Piron)