In The Artist’s Studio, Edgard Tytgat portrayed his wife Maria and the sculptor Charles Leplae. They both have the light behind them, so their individual features cannot be seen. Although these two figures are placed in the middle, the painting actually focuses on the studio itself. The window plays a leading part. From this window Tytgat observed the world around him. A great many artists have painted their studio, but this view is notable, among other things, for the absence of an easel. It looks more like a study and also as a sort of lookout post, from where he viewed the small world that repeatedly inspired him.
| Artist |
Edgard Tytgat
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| Title | The Artist's Studio (Backlight in the Studio) |
| Date | 1934 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Location | Woluwé-Saint-Lambert (Brussels) TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signature and year bottom left: EdgardTytgat / 1934 |
| inscription on the back of the canvas: CONTRE-JOUR dans / L'ATELIER A / WOLUWE SAINT-LAMBERT / PEINT A L'AVRIL [sic] 1934 / N° 310 / Edgard Tytgat / F 40 / VERNIE AU BLANC D'OEUF | |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1952-AQ |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1952-AQ |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/2306/manifest.json |
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300124520
interior views
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300236227 townscapes (representations) AAT 300015637 portraits AAT 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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22C
light
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22C1 natural light Iconclass 22C8 shadow Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta' Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 26A clouds Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 31D15 adult woman Iconclass 34B11(JACK RUSSELL TERRIER) dog (JACK RUSSELL TERRIER) Iconclass 41A14 urban housing Iconclass 41A3321 closed window Iconclass 41A335 window-seat Iconclass 41A36 roof (of house or building) Iconclass 41A421 curtains Iconclass 41A711 table Iconclass 41A721 chairs (furniture forms) Iconclass 48B11 workshop, studio of the artist (in general) Iconclass 48C51111 studio requisites ~ painter Iconclass 48C5142 picture within picture Iconclass 48C5153 brushes ~ implements of painter Iconclass 48C534(LITHOGRAPHIC STONE) tools, implements of graphic artist (LITHOGRAPHIC STONE) Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(LEPLAE, Charles) historical person (LEPLAE, Charles) Iconclass 61BB2 historical persons - BB - woman Iconclass 61BB2(MARIA TYTGAT-DE MESMAEKER) historical person (MARIA TYTGAT-DE MESMAEKER) - BB - woman Iconclass 61D(BELGIUM) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (BELGIUM) Iconclass 61E(BRUSSELS) names of cities and villages (BRUSSELS) Iconclass 61E(WOLUWE-SAINT-LAMBERT) names of cities and villages (WOLUWE-SAINT-LAMBERT) Iconclass |
| School / Style |
Expressionist (style)
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Modernist AAT |
| D'Ensor à Magritte dans les collections du Musée de Gand (exposition Lodève, Musée de Lodève-Hôtel du Cardinal de Fleury, 19 novembre 2004 - 27 février 2005) / Maïthé Vallès-Bled, Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Helke Lauwaert, Bruno Fornari. - Lodève : Musée de Lodève, 2004 ; Milano : Mazzotta, 2004 (p. 234-236, cat. 64 (ill.)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. II, p. 327 (ill.)) |
| Kunstenaarsportretten (uit Antwerpen, Brugge en Gent : tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 26 mei - 19 augustus 2007) / Dorine Cardyn-Oomen, Nanny Schrijvers, Monique Tahon-Vanroose. - Gent : Vlaamse Kunstcollectie, 2007 (p. 43, nr. 42 (ill.)) |
| De schilderkunst der Lage Landen : Deel 1: de middeleeuwen en de zestiende eeuw ; Deel 2: De zeventiende en de achttiende eeuw ; Deel 3: De negentiende en de twintigste eeuw / Jos Koldeweij, Alexandra hermesdorf, Paul Huvenne, Hans Vlieghe, Ghislain Kieft, Christina J.A. Wansink, John Sillevis, Irène Smets, Jeroen Stumpel. - Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2007 (dl. 3, p. 182-183) |
| De man aan het venster : Edgard Tytgat, schilder, chroniqueur en beeldekensmaker / Lieven Van Den Abeele. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 100) |
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