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
|
|---|---|
| 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 | 300015636 landscapes AAT |
|---|---|
| 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.)) |
|
Do you have any suggestions, questions or information about this work? Write us, collectie.msk@stad.gent |
