Romain Steppe - Sea view with sailing boats - Sold

Painting oil on panel, signed lower left Romain Steppe.
Romain Steppe was a Belgian artist born in Antwerp in 1859 and died there in 1927. He was a painter. Pupil of Van Hoorde, later of Boland and finally of Is. Meyers. Went with the latter to paint in Hamme, Zandvliet, Sint-Amands (1880-1890). Realised landscapes, but especially seascapes, seascapes. Realistic design, impressionistic touch. Worked along the banks of the Scheldt, on the Belgian coast, in the port of Antwerp, in the Limburg Kempen, later also in England, the Netherlands, Italy and France. Afterwards settled back in Antwerp and exhibited there regularly from 1887. Also worked on ivory as a support. Was friends with E. Verhaeren and often stayed in Sint-Amands. Was a member of the Kring Als Ik Kan in Antwerp. Work in the collection of the municipality of Sint-Amands. Mentioned in BAS I and Two centuries of signatures of Belgian artists. (Pyron)