Gilbert Decock litho

Gilbert Decock (1928-2007) was a Belgian artist from Knokke, known for his geometric abstract style. He trained at the Bruges Academy and won the European Prize for Painting in 1966. Decock was an outspoken proponent of pure abstraction, often restricting his work to the circle and the square, the circle representing infinity (the divine), and the square the boundary (the earthly). He used a limited color palette of white, black and shades of grey.

His work includes paintings, silkscreens, collages, sculptures, reliefs and jewellery. Decock's work can be found in many museums, including those in Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Ghent, Kortrijk, Ostend, Dunkirk, Maubeuge and Utrecht.