Artist Index: Kessels, Willy

Microphone. 1932. Vintage gelatin silver print. 24,8 x 16,8 cm. Photographer's blindstamp in lower right; photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso. Hinge-mounted in mat.
Willy Kessels attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Gent and then moved to Brussels, where he worked as a sculptor and architectural draftsman in the 1920s. He began his photographic career in 1929, seeing photography as a modern means of representation. Kessels was very active during the 1920s-1930s, and his photo montages, aerial views, angles and use of light illustrate the modern movement of Belgian photography at the time. His attractive nudes also are a large part of his oeuvre. – A rich beautiful print in near excellent condition.

Cactus and sculpture. 1934. Vintage gelatin silver print. 22,8 x 16,5 cm. Photographer's blindstamp in lower left corner; photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso.
A few small nicks in edges, otherwise a beautiful print in near excellent condition.

Reclining female nude. 1930s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 18 x 24 cm. Photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso. Hinge-mounted in mat.

Willy Kessels attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Gent and then moved to Brussels, working there as a sculptor and archtitectural draftsman in the 1920s. He began his photographic career in 1929, seeing photography as a modern means of representation. Kessels was very active during the 1920s-1930s and his photo montages, aerial views, angles and use of light illustrate the modern movement of Belgian photography at the time. His attractive nudes are among his best work. – A rich beautiful print in near excellent condition.