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Pool in the Kempen, 1882

  • oil paint, canvas
  • 35 x 44 cm
  • Inv. 1914-HQ

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As a beginning plein air painter, Théo van Rysselberghe painted on the Belgian coast and sporadically in the Kempen. He painted this work in the summer of 1882, shortly before his first trip to Morocco. The painting has a sombre palette of predominantly grey tones. The composition is simply constructed in four parallel horizontal bands, alternating between dark and light. "Pool in the Kempen" is a striking illustration of Van Rysselberghe's landscape painting from that period, in which attention to the subtle reproduction of atmosphere prevailed.

Artist

Théo Van Rysselberghe RKD VIAF Wikidata
Ghent 1862 - Saint-Clair (Var) 1926
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Title Pool in the Kempen
Date 1882
Period 19th century
Location Kempen TGN
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings Signature, location and year top left: Théo van Rysselberghe / Campine Août 82
location, year and monogram top right: Campine / Août 84 / VTR
Collection paintings AAT
Object type oil paintings (visual works) AAT
Inventory number 1914-HQ
Acquisition credit bequest
Scribe, Fernand
Ghent
1913
Current whereabouts Work on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1914-HQ
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/746/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 25H landscapes Iconclass
Keywords Iconclass 22C light Iconclass
22C1 natural light Iconclass
22C11 rays of natural light Iconclass
22C5 reflection (light in general) Iconclass
25G plants; vegetation Iconclass
25G4(GRASS) plants and herbs (GRASS) Iconclass
25H17 meadow, pasture Iconclass
25H2143 pond, pool Iconclass
25H217 river bank Iconclass
26A clouds Iconclass
61D(BELGIUM) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (BELGIUM) Iconclass
61D(CAMPINE) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (CAMPINE) Iconclass
School / Style Impressionist (style) AAT
Catalogus van het Museum van Schoone Kunsten Gent : II: Moderne Meesters / Georges Chabot, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Ad. Hoste, 1932 (p. 127)
De vrienden van Scribe : De Europese smaak van een Gents mecenas (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 12 december 1998 - 14 maart 1999) / Monique Tahon-Vanroose, Robert Hoozee. - Gent : Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon, 1998 ; Antwerpen : Pandora, 1998 (p. 86 (ill.), 218 (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. 282-283 (ill.))
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