ende . ▁After ▁that , ▁he ▁and ▁De ▁S met ▁moved ▁about ▁western ▁Fland ers , ▁seeking ▁insp iration , ▁and ▁finally ▁settled ▁in ▁A fs ne e ▁at ▁a ▁villa ▁supplied ▁by ▁Van ▁He cke . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁spent ▁some ▁time ▁in ▁Br uss els , ▁but ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁virt ually ▁elimin ated ▁the ▁market ▁for ▁any ▁sort ▁of ▁modern ▁art , ▁so ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Gh ent ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁illustr ator ▁for ▁the ▁Social ist ▁newspaper , ▁ ▁( For ward ). ▁He ▁worked ▁for ▁them ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁he ▁drew ▁the ▁pan els ▁for ▁a ▁com ic ▁strip ▁written ▁by ▁Jean ▁Ray . ▁During ▁his ▁later ▁years , ▁he ▁painted ▁in ▁a ▁sur real istic ▁style , ▁re ple te ▁with ▁dream ▁vis ions ▁and ▁hall uc in ations . ▁ ▁Major ▁ret ros pect ives ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁( Br uss els ) ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁( U tre cht ). ▁On ▁the ▁si xt i eth ▁anni versary ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁a ▁large ▁exhibition ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁O ost ende ▁with , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁his ▁illustr ations . ▁His ▁painting , ▁" Z ond ag " ▁( S und ay ), ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁series ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁Meister werke ▁and ▁featured ▁on ▁a ▁Belg ian ▁post