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WALTER DOLPHYN | Picolo Excelsior
Oil on Panel
19 x 15 cms / 7 ½ x 6 inches
Walter Dolphyn’s Picolo Excelsior captures the essence of still life art with remarkable precision and charm. The carefully balanced composition, rich textures, and delicate contrast of light and shadow elevate ordinary objects into a scene brimming with nostalgia. His signature playful paintings bring a sense of whimsy, transforming the familiar into something timeless and engaging. With exquisite detail and masterful technique, this work invites viewers to appreciate the beauty in the everyday.
Born in Antwerp in 1963, Walter Dolphyn grew up in an artistic milieu. His father Willem, grandfather Victor, the esteemed artist and former professor at the Antwerp Royal Academy of Arts, and his great-uncle Denis were all painters, each with their own distinctive styles.
Following in his father’s footsteps, Walter chose to pursue the art of still life painting, but with a focus on collectible items: toys, figurines, gadgets, and miniatures, all vividly rendered with exquisite painterly precision.
The art of narrative is at the heart of Walter’s practice. Jokingly self-styled as the Hieronymous Bosch of his age, above all Walter aims to tell stories.
Inspired by the toys or figures themselves or by an everyday observation, he then directs the protagonists, sometimes solitary, sometimes in various surreal combinations, often poised mid-action, or crowded into vitrines and onto shelves.
His paintings are intricately detailed and strive to render the qualities of different materials.
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