Painters and writers were attracted by the subdued character of Flemish towns. Albert Baertsoen was the leading painter of Ghent townscapes. He sketched a melancholic image of its canals, monuments, industry and poor neighbourhoods. Thawsetting in at Ghent is a good example of his restrained style: a dark and sober palette, an impasto technique and carefully worked-out composition. This painting shows a view of the Quai aux Tilleuls, seen from Baertsoen’s home on the corner of the Coupure. The canvas is unfinished: the grid of straight lines intended to transfer the composition from the preparatory drawing is still visible.
| Artist |
Albert Baertsoen
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| Title | Thaw in Ghent |
| Date | ca. 1902 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Location | Ghent TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | monogram bottom right: AB [in monogram, omcirkeld] |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1921-F |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
L'OEuvre du jeton de guerre 1921 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1921-F |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/879/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300015571
cityscapes (representations)
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300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
21D
water (one of the four elements)
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21D2 ice ~ state of water Iconclass 23D41 winter, 'Hyems'; 'Inverno' (Ripa) Iconclass 25G3(LINDEN) trees: linden Iconclass 25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H21 water course Iconclass 25H213 river Iconclass 25H217 river bank Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 26D frost, freezing weather Iconclass 26D1 snow Iconclass 26D4 ice ~ freezing weather Iconclass 26D5 severe winters Iconclass 26D9 thaw Iconclass 26F22 'Pruina', winter weather Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A2711 walking Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA231 standing figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31D112 child Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 31D15 adult woman Iconclass 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass 41A14 urban housing Iconclass 41A143 detached house in city Iconclass 41A144 flat-building, apartment house Iconclass 41A312 rear facade Iconclass 46C112 bridge Iconclass 46C23 boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass 46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat Iconclass 46C256 freight vessel Iconclass 61D(BELGIUM) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (BELGIUM) Iconclass 61D(LYS) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (LYS) Iconclass 61E(GHENT) names of cities and villages (GHENT) Iconclass 61F(COUPURE) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (COUPURE) Iconclass 61F(LINDENLEI) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (LINDENLEI) Iconclass 61F(VERLOREN KOST) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (VERLOREN KOST) 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. 20 (ill.)) |
| Retrospectieve tentoonstelling Albert Baertsoen 1866-1922 (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 28 oktober 1972 - 7 januari 1973) / Paul Eeckhout. - Gent : Stadsbestuur Gent, 1972 (nr. 30) |
| 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. 144 (ill.)) |
| 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. 44-46, cat. 5) |
| 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. 56-57 (ill.)) |
| Albert Baertsoen : Protagonist van het fin de siècle (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 03.09 -27.11.2022) / René Vermeir, Johan De Smet, Stefan Huygebaert, Yann Farinaux-Le Sidaner, Stephen H. Goddard. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2022 ; Gent : Snoeck, 2022 (p. 98, nr. 2.31) |
| Albert Baertsoen : Protagoniste fin de siècle (exposition Gand, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 03.09 -27.11.2022) / René Vermeir, Johan De Smet, Stefan Huygebaert, Yann Farinaux-Le Sidaner, Stephen H. Goddard. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 2022 ; Gand : Snoeck, 2022 (p. 98, nr. 2.31) |
| Patershol te Gent : Jules De Bruycker (1870-1945) en de verbeelding van de stad / Inge Misschaert, Katharina Van Cauteren. - Antwerpen : Kanselarij Phoebus Foundation, 2021 (p. 16, pp. 18-19) |
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