Louis Artan (1837-1890) is the quintessential painter of the North Sea. He was the first to break completely with the anecdotal and conventional marine painting of his time. He left out all incidental matters and, like Hippolyte Boulenger, was fascinated by dramatic effects and extreme weather conditions. Artan paints in a rich paint material, with an evocative, sketchy touch. He develops a direct and virtuoso technique, with which he manages to express the changing moods and the view of the sea in all its facets.
| Artist |
Louis Artan de Saint-Martin
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| Title | Quay in Antwerp |
| Date | 1873 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Location | Antwerp TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signature and year bottom left: ARTAN 73 |
| inscription at the top on a cardboard sheet: Don - Gift / Les Amis du Musée / De Vrienden van het Museum | |
| inscription at the bottom on a cardboard sheet: ARTAN | |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1931-A |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
The Friends of the Museum Ghent 1931 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1931-A |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/1172/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300015571
cityscapes (representations)
AAT
300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
21D
water (one of the four elements)
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22C light Iconclass 22C1 natural light Iconclass 24F firmament, sky Iconclass 25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H213 river Iconclass 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta' Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 26A clouds Iconclass 46C21 ships (in general) Iconclass 46C215(MAST) parts of ship's exterior: mast Iconclass 46C223 harbour Iconclass 46C2231 pier, quay, wharf Iconclass 46C23 boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass 46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat Iconclass 46C25 steamship, motorship Iconclass 46C256 freight vessel Iconclass 61D(SCHELDT) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (SCHELDT) Iconclass 61E(ANTWERP) names of cities and villages (ANTWERP) Iconclass |
| School / Style | realism (artistic form of expression) AAT |
| Catalogus van het Museum van Schoone Kunsten Gent : II: Moderne Meesters / Georges Chabot, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Ad. Hoste, 1932 (p. 18) |
| Louis Artan de Saint-Martin (Fonds Richard de Moor). - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] |
| 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. 52-53 (ill.)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : De collectie (tentoonstelling vanaf 21 maart 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2021 |
| Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand : La Collection (exposition dès le 21 mars 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 2021 |
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