remained in the studio with very surprising results. The backgrounds are often reduced to a game of surfaces. The stark contrast of figuration and background gives the works a more sensitive touch. Colour contrasts seem to harmoniously mix with a common colouring. The continued prominence of the female figure begins to change, based on the premise that with sexual liberation, the woman first becomes more conscious of the ways one's gender identity and sexuality have been shaped by society and then intentionally constructing (and becoming free to express) one's authentic gender identity and sexuality. Awards and prizes He was awarded the following prizes: Prize for live model, 1947, Antwerp Provincial prize, 1954, East Flanders Prize for graphics, 1955, Frankfurt; Benevenuto prize, 1956, Milan; Sagrada family prize for religious art, 1957, Barcelona; Distinguished Award at World's Fair, 1964, New York; New York city prize, 1964, New York; Honorary prize, 1965, Detroit; Culture Prize, Opwijk 2020 (post-humous) Death Luc-Peter Crombé died in 2005 and is buried in Deurle alongside other well-known artists from Sint-Martens-Latem late 19th and 20th century artistic community such as Gustave De Smet, Léon De Smet, Xavier Decock, Jenny Montigny and Albert Claeys. Further reading Luc-Peter Crombé : periode 1920-1965 (2020) 96 p: ill.; . Luc-Peter Crombé : periode 1975-1995 (2020) 80 p: ill.; . Luc-Peter Crombé : retrospektieve katalogus : Opwijk : 1 juni-1 juli 1979 / hrsg. von Maurice van Herreweghe. - Winksele : Imprimerie Orientaliste, 1979. 120 S. Frans Van Eyck : "Tekeningen van Crombé" Maarten Westenrode : "Gedichten over werk van Crombé" Cavens : Flandre Libérale 1969, "Over Crombé" See also List of Belgian painters References External links Official website Luc-Peter Crombé Famous Way of the Cross Delarge J. Le Delarge — Paris: Gründ, Jean-Pierre Delarge, 2001. — Benezit Dictionary of Artists — 2006. — Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis 1920 births 2005 deaths Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp) alumni 20th-century Belgian painters