Partner
Simone Kuhnen de La Cœuillerie
Queer Places:
Predikherenlei 7, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek, Lucien Matthyslaan 3/5, 9800 Deinze, Belgium
Suzanne Bomhals (November 9, 1902 - 2000) was a Belgian artist, born in Gent. She lived at Predikherenlei
7, Ghent, in a shrine, a patrician house from the 16th century.
Her life partner was
Simone Kuhnen de La Cœuillerie. She studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and is known for her first expressionist, later almost magical-realistic style. She was technically very strong and enjoyed great respect in Germany.
Some of her paintings are hosted at the Museum of Deinze and the Lys region.
Portrait of Simone Kuhnen de La Cœuillerie
Painting in oil on canvas made by Suzanne Bomhals (1902-2000). This canvas is part of a series of four, all on the same small size of 50cm by 40cm. The series depicts the four seasons. Each painting shows the same house in a street, from the same vantage point. Only the light and the sky change according to the season. This work is called Winter. The street and the roofs and window sills of the houses are covered with a white layer of snow, through which the roof tiles shine. The sky looks dark gray. Central is a house in front view. It is located on the corner of a street that runs in the foreground and turns away to the left of the house. In front of the house is the footpath. There are no footpaths or other traces to be discovered in the snow. The house consists of two floors: in the roof is a small attic window. The first floor has two small, low windows with windowsill. The windows consist of two parts and the light-colored curtains are closed. Downstairs is a door with a rectangular recess at the top (a window?). In the middle of the door is a small dark bar, a mailbox, and to the right of the door a circular picture (the bell?) with the number 1 above it. In front of the door is a step and to the left of the door is a large window. The window is divided into three planes, one in width at the top and two side by side in height. There are curtains behind the window that are tied together at the bottom. Under the large window and just above the footpath is another opening with bars in front, perhaps a basement window or a grid. On the far right of the façade runs a downspout, from the gutter to the sidewalk. Next to the house is a piece of the neighboring house, which is slightly higher than the first, the roof protrudes above it and a small edge of the chimney can be seen. In the façade of the house itself, two windows can be seen, under each other. The upper one is square and there are curtains in front of it that are tied together at the bottom. The window downstairs is exactly the same as the window of the first house, however, the curtains of this window are closed. In front of the footpath and between the two houses is the grid of the sewer. The street turns left around the corner and across the street there is another corner of a house. Next to this house runs a long, even wall that reaches just below the window sill of the window on the first floor. The house against the left edge of the painting is very similar to the other two and has 1 large window downstairs and a smaller window upstairs. In front of the house is also a footpath and a sewer grate. The long wall appears smooth plastered and is covered with a capstone. The whole is painted in soft tones. There are no people or animals to be seen and nowhere is there movement. This work gives a calm, serene impression, somewhat deserted, but softened by the light and colors. Because of the white glowing snow, the windows and edges of the houses seem slightly darker and more delineated.
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