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Leo Gestel

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Ink drawing of cows and calves in a field beneath billowing black-outlined clouds, by Leo Gestel.

Vignette for biography of Gestel by Prof. W. van der Pluym

1935

Ink drawing of a stylized male face with heavy dark contours and looping strokes on cream paper.

Vignette for book 'L'art Hollandais contemporain' by Paul Fierens

1930

Black and white ink drawing of a stylized angular face with intense eyes, made as a book vignette by Leo Gestel in 1932.

Vignette for book 'L'art Hollandais contemporain' by Paul Fierens

1932

Ink drawing of a man's head turned upward to the right, drawn with heavy black brushstrokes on pale paper.

Head of a man looking obliquely to the upper right

1930

Black ink drawing of a village with a church spire, trees, a grazing horse by a fence, and clouds in the sky.

Vignette for biography of Gestel by Prof. W. van der Pluym

1936

Self-portrait with bow tie

1891

Drawing of several horses in a stylized landscape with a rising sun, in muted ochre, grey and green tones.

Horses in landscape

1928

Watercolor of a bearded painter at his easel in a cluttered studio with two cats on the floor.

Studio of a modern painter

1908

Pencil sketch of a bearded painter at his easel in a cluttered studio with a cat on the floor.

Painter working in his studio

1908

Charcoal and chalk portrait drawing on brown paper of a man with pince-nez glasses, mustache and loose cravat.

Portrait of Leendert Adriaan Schilt

1907

Pen drawing of two birds in flight, one diving and one skimming above rippling water, with cloud shapes behind.

Twee vogels

1891

Ink drawing of a dense tangle of shrub branches and foliage in black and grey strokes by Leo Gestel, 1891.

Bloemenstruik

1891

Pen and ink drawing of a flower bouquet with roses and leaves tied with a bow, in a footed vase.

Mand met bloemen

1891

Pen and ink drawing of a striped fish and a shell among underwater plants on a seabed.

Vis en schelp in het water

1891

Black ink drawing of a mountain landscape with pine trees, clouds, grazing cattle, a pond with swans and a distant village.

Berglandschap met bomen en vee

1925

Ink line drawing of three seagulls with spread wings above wavy sea lines on pale paper.

Drie vogels in de lucht boven zee

1891

Ink drawing of a man leading a white horse past a village with a church spire, a rooster and a cart nearby.

Man met paard en wagen en een dorp op de achtergrond

1891

Gezicht van een man en een vrouw

1891

Ink drawing of many overlapping stylized faces and profiles, some with round spectacles, shaded with hatching.

Maskers

1939

Pen drawing of three heads overlapping: two women with long hair behind and a man with short hair in front.

Twee vrouwenhoofden en een mannenhoofd

1891

Pen and ink drawing of a woman in a lace bonnet and cross-hatched shawl, hands folded, facing forward.

Vrouw in klederdracht

1891

Ink line drawing of a dove in flight with wings spread wide, set against horizontal hatched background lines.

Vliegende duif

1891

Galopperend paard

1891

Ink drawing of a dense, branching coral-like form with lobed, perforated surfaces rendered in hatched black lines on paper.

Koraal

1891

Charcoal sketch of two working men with poles and tools, one seen from the front and one from behind, on pale paper.

Zonder titel Schets van twee boeren aan het werk

1925

Charcoal drawing of workers harvesting potatoes in a field, with bent figures and long-handled tools in the foreground.

Aardappelrooiers op het land

1925

Charcoal study sheet with six sketches of stooping and kneeling figures harvesting potatoes in a field.

Studieblad met 6 schetsjes van knielende aardappelrooiers

1925

Charcoal study sheet with six loosely drawn figures bent over at work, shaded in grey on a pale paper ground.

Studieblad met zeven schetsjes van gebukte aardappelrooiers

1925

Charcoal sketch of potato harvesters in a field with a horse and cart, a woman carrying a basket in the foreground.

Aardappelrooiers op het land met paard en wagen

1925

Charcoal drawing of figures bending to harvest potatoes in a field, with a horse and a standing overseer in the background.

Aardappelrooiers op het land

1926

Ink drawing of a water bird with spread wings and long bill, a book vignette by Leo Gestel, 1932.

Vignet voor boek 'L'art Hollandais contemporain' van Paul Fierens, vogel op het water

1932

Expressive black ink and grey wash portrait of a man's face on cream paper, with loose brushstrokes and faint pencil outlines

Portret van man

1932

Kop van man van achter gezien en profil

1925

Loose pencil sketch of a man raising a cane beside a woman in a long dress, with faint underdrawing behind.

Leo Gestel en An Overtoom met bloemstuk

1937

Ink drawing of a woman in a long skirt leaning forward with hands on her knees, sketched in quick black strokes.

Zich vooroverbuigende vrouw

1903

Drawing of two men in overcoats seen from behind, one in a cap, in conversation, on brown paper.

Twee wandelende boeren in gesprek

1891

Pencil sketch of two flowers with petals and a stem on pale paper, with faint preliminary forms to the right.

Twee bloemen

1939

Loose pencil sketch of a standing figure with overlapping contour lines on tan paper.

Staand figuur

1891

Pencil sketch of a dove in flight with faint study sketches of wings below on cream paper.

Vliegende duif

1939

Caricature-style watercolor of a boy fishing from a pier beside a man with a cane, with harbor ships behind them.

Briefkaart aan Jan Ponstijn en Henriëtte Johanna Petronella van Hilten

1911

Three field workers gather potatoes in a field, with grazing cows and a village with a windmill in the background.

Aardappelrooiers op het land

1927

Charcoal drawing of a woman among cows and a goat, with birds flying above, in a stylized dark, angular style.

Boerenfamilie

1926

Handwritten Dutch postcard in dark ink on cream paper, with a salutation at top and a signature at lower right.

Briefkaart aan Jan Ponstijn

1919

Pen sketch on a postcard of a figure in a cap playing a horn above rippling water, with handwritten note at right.

Briefkaart aan Jan Ponstijn

1911

Sketch of a seated woman in a patterned Japanese-style robe holding a fan, with colored pencil accents on tan paper.

Zittende vrouw in Japanse kleding

1891

Vrouwenhoofd en twee paarden

1891

Watercolor and chalk drawing of cows resting in the shade of a large tree on green grass.

Koeien in de Beemster

1921

Charcoal drawing of white houses with arched terraces stacked on a steep hillside, shaded in soft grays.

Gezicht op Positano

1924

Charcoal sketch on brown paper of a seated man with dark hair bent over playing a mandolin.

Jan Ponstijn, mandoline spelend

1891

Ink drawing of two birds flying over grazing cows, horses, farmers in fields, sailboats on the sea and a rising sun.

Twee vogels vliegen over een landschap met vee

1929

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a nude woman with arm raised behind her head, beside a faint study of legs.

Paar benen en ontbloot bovenlichaam van een vrouw

1901

Charcoal sketch of a sailing ship with rigging, with two face profiles drawn in ink at upper right.

Schip en figuren

1891

Pen and charcoal sketch of fishermen in caps standing and seated, with women and a child in the upper left.

Vissers in een haven

1891

Skelet van een paard

1891

Drie paarden

1891

Pencil sketch of a horse seen from behind, legs in motion, drawn in loose outline on pale paper.

Achterste van een lopend paard

1891

Pen sketch on lined paper of cattle and a herdsman in a hilly landscape with a church steeple in the distance.

Landschap met vee

1891

Charcoal study of several horses seen from different angles, some grazing, on grey paper.

Paarden van verschillende kanten

1891

Black ink line drawing of stylized flowers with spiky petals and eyes, growing from broad leaves on a pale background.

Bloemen

1891

Ink drawing with white highlights of a seated female nude, arm over raised knee, on a cream ground.

Zittend vrouwelijk naakt

1937

Ink drawing of three sailboats on a patterned sea with a seagull in flight in the foreground.

Drie zeilschepen en een zeemeeuw

1891

Ink drawing of three horses in loose black outline, surrounded by stylized dark ink washes, by Leo Gestel, 1925.

Three Horses

1925

Pen line drawing of four horses grouped together among stylized grass and plants, with flowing manes and tails.

Vier paarden

1891

Drie mannengezichten

1891

Pen drawing of a sleeping woman on a bed, with a tall flower vase, a spotted horse, a child, and a teapot behind her.

Slapende vrouw

1891

Black ink drawing of two stylized flowers, one a round seedpod with dots, beside a vase-like form on a cream sheet.

Twee bloemen

1891

Olifant

1891

Pen drawing of two sailing ships with crews on choppy sea before mountains, a shoreline town, sun and clouds.

Twee zeilschepen voor een eiland met bergen

1891

Duif

1891

Ink drawing of a harnessed horse pulling a sledge with two figures across a hatched field, by Leo Gestel.

Arrenslee getrokken door een paard

1891

Pencil sketch of two nude women floating in the air beside a seagull, drawn with loose, quick lines on cream paper.

Zwevende naakte vrouwen in de lucht tussen de zeemeeuwen

1891

Pen drawing of a herd of galloping horses with flowing manes, one horse in the foreground shaded with hatching.

Kudde paarden

1891

Pencil sketch of two reclining nude figures on a shoreline with seagulls and waves.

Naakte man en vrouw aan de kustlijn, omringd door zeemeeuwen

1891

Ink drawing of two farmers leading horses past village houses and trees in a rural landscape, by Leo Gestel, 1891.

Landschap met twee boeren, die paarden aan de hand leiden

1891

Pencil study sheet with a heron in flight and animals boarding an ark, with elephants, giraffes and lions on a ramp.

Studieblad met een reiger en dieren die inschepen in de ark van Noach

1891

Pen and pencil sketch of a leaping stag, giraffes, an elephant and figures gathering near a gabled ark-like structure.

Studieblad met een hert, figuren en dieren die inschepen in de ark van Noach

1891

Pen drawing study of eight horses in varied poses, one rearing, others grazing or resting on grassy ground.

Studieblad met acht paarden

1891

Pen drawing of animals including elephants, giraffes and lions boarding a vessel under a stormy sky, with birds overhead.

Dieren die inschepen in de ark van Noach

1891

Pencil sketch of a leaping horse with a mane and three seagulls with spread wings above rough waves and clouds.

Studieblad met paard en drie zeemeeuwen

1891

Pencil sketch of a nude woman on a beach reaching toward a seagull in flight under clouds and sun rays.

Liggend vrouwelijk naakt op het strand en een zeemeeuw

1891

Pen drawing of three horses among flowers and leaves, one rearing at upper right, two walking below.

Drie paarden tussen bloemen

1891

Ink and wash drawing of a heron standing with its neck turned back, its long beak and feathers rendered in loose strokes.

Reiger met zijn kop naar achter gedraaid

1891

Pencil sketch of a cow and three horses, one lying down, standing among grass on a pale paper ground.

Koe en drie paarden

1891

Pen and ink sketch of two flower bouquets in vases, one on a plain base and one on a draped table.

Twee bloemenvazen op tafels

1891

Ink and pencil drawing of two vases of flowers, one bold black ink bouquet on the left and a faint pencil study on the right.

Twee vazen met bloemen

1891

Pen and pencil sketch sheet with a grape cluster, a tall flower vase on a pedestal, and two sketched goats.

Studieblad met vaas met bloemen, druiventros en twee geiten

1891

Paard

1891

Loose ink sketch of a heron with its head turned back and one leg raised, drawn with sweeping strokes on cream paper.

Reiger met zijn kop naar achter gedraaid en zijn poot opgetild

1891

Ink and wash sketch of cows grazing in a pasture, with loose brushwork and a signature dated 1932 at lower left.

Koeien in de wei

1932

Charcoal drawing of a farmhouse among trees and hills under a cloudy sky, with a wooden fence in the foreground.

Landschap met boerderij tussen bomen

1929

Charcoal drawing of a woman with a jug on her head walking a winding road through angular mountains and village.

Vrouw met een kruik op het hoofd op een weg door hooggebergte

1924

Mannenkop

1934

Pen-and-ink portrait of a bearded man with dark hair, shown head and shoulders on cream paper.

Portret van Dante Gabriel Rossetti

1934

Ink drawing of a clenched fist with hatched shading, with pencil annotations including 'cliché' and '4 cm' beside it.

Gebalde vuist

1934

Ink drawing of a rifle topped with a helmet standing upright in a field of hatched grass and broken stalks.

Geweer met een helm erop in een veld

1934

Pen and ink sketch of a reclining man lighting the fuse of a round black bomb beside stone steps.

Liggende man die een bom aansteekt

1934