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About the Artist
Leo Gestel was a pioneering Dutch modernist, renowned for his ability to synthesize the innovations of the European avant-garde into a distinct personal style. Throughout his career, Gestel explored painting, drawing, and graphic design, drawing inspiration from movements such as Post-Impressionism, Cubism, and Expressionism. His work played a significant role in shaping early twentieth-century Dutch art, and he remains a key figure in the history of modernism.
This 1922 piece is part of our famous artists collection, where Gestel’s inventive spirit stands alongside other icons of creative experimentation.
The Artwork
Pegasus, the mythical winged horse, has long represented artistic inspiration and the power of imagination. In the early 1920s, artists like Gestel revisited classical myths, not to recreate ancient stories, but to explore their symbolic potential in a rapidly evolving world. This work, created in 1922, uses the image of Pegasus set against a single cloud to evoke the fleeting nature of inspiration and the idea of creative ascent.
Rather than telling a detailed narrative, Gestel offers a poetic emblem of movement and possibility, reflecting the modernist fascination with myth as a source of timeless meaning. The subject matter connects naturally with other pieces in our black and white selection, where clarity and imagination meet.
Style & Characteristics
This artwork is executed in a crisp black-and-white palette, with Pegasus depicted in bold, simplified contours. Gestel’s dynamic linework gives the horse a sense of motion, while the cloud beneath it is rendered as a gentle, rounded form, enhancing the impression of flight. The use of negative space creates an airy, uncluttered composition, emphasizing the graphic quality of the image.
The overall mood is light and modern, with a focus on visual economy and elegance. The piece’s high contrast and minimalism make it especially well-suited to contemporary interiors and those who appreciate refined graphic design.
In Interior Design
This poster brings a sense of lightness and inspiration to living rooms, bedrooms, studios, or hallways. Its monochrome palette pairs effortlessly with Scandinavian, minimalist, or gallery-style interiors, and it integrates smoothly into curated gallery walls alongside photography or abstract art.
Combine it with white or pale walls, natural woods, and matte black accents for a calm, architectural effect, or introduce a single accent color in textiles for a subtle contrast. For those who appreciate simplicity, it also complements works from our minimalist collection.