Stella MERTENS (1896-1986) Surrealist face on a red background, mixed media on canvas, signed lower right (slight loss of material). Height : 38 cm - Width : 55 cm Stella MERTENS was a Belgian painter. 38 cm - Width 55 cm Stella MERTENS was a Belgian painter. She moved to Paris in 1916 with her husband, also an artist. She produced her paintings both in her studio on Boulevard Pereire and at her home in Antibes.