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Georges Gilson
Theme
village sceneries, hut
Legend
Georges Gilson mainly painted aquarelles of the villages of Uele. His colleagues in Africa and Brussels regarded him as an artist. Some extracts from correspondence tell us more about this subject. The Englishman, Hugh Channer, who had settled in Meridi, presented him with a humoristic drawing and said "A thousand pardons - I do not aspire to the art of your pencil " (H. Channer to G. Gilson, Meridi, 29-4-1906, RMCA, Gilson archives). Charles Lemaire encouraged him to pursue his ethnographic researches (CH. Lemaire to G. Gilson, Brussels, rue Royale 142, 23-10-1905, RMCA, Gilson archives). Apparently, Gilson collected ethnographic objects which he gave to Herbert Lang (American Museum of Natural History).
Inscription
George
Dimensions
9 cm x 14 cm
Technique
graphic arts > painting > aquarelle
Inventory number
HO.0.1.1900
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