The Société Royale Belge des Aquarellistes was an association of deserving watercolourists living in Belgium and was founded on the initiative of Jean-Baptiste Madou in order to organise watercolour exhibitions in Brussels. It was the first association in the genre, after the Watercolor Society, founded in 1804 in Great Britain. Later, like-minded societies were founded in the Netherlands and France. As with many art circles, one does not know when the activities ceased. This plaque was issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the Société Royale Belge des Aquarellistes. On the front, it shows a man in profile, with an axe in his hand.
| Artist |
Constantin Meunier
RKD
VIAF
Wikidata
|
|---|---|
|
Wolfers Frères
|
|
| Title | Commemorative Plaque Medal of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Société Royale Belge des Aquarellistes |
| Date | 1906 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | location and year at the front, left: <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:9.0pt;">S o c i é t é / R o y a l e B e l g e / d e s / A q u a r e l l i s t e s 1 / 8 / 5 / 6 . 1 / 9 / 0 / 6</span></p> |
| signatures (names) at the front, lower right: <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:9.0pt;">C meunier</span></p> | |
| signatures (names) below: <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:9.0pt;">WOLFERS FRÈRES</span></p> | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | commemorative plaque |
| Inventory number | 1909-WW |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Lybaert, Théophile (coll.) 1911 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1909-WW |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/3788/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300189808
figures (representations)
AAT
300055865 symbolism (artistic concept) AAT |
|---|---|
| Keywords Iconclass |
31A71
male sex; man
Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass 46A17 working class, labourers Iconclass 47D8(AXE) tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: axe Iconclass |
| School / Style |
realism (artistic form of expression)
AAT
social realism AAT |
|
Do you have any suggestions, questions or information about this work? Write us, collectie.msk@stad.gent |