Gustave Den Duyts was a self-taught painter who enjoyed depicting the outskirts of Ghent, often capturing their character in monumental paintings. Unlike his fellow Belgian impressionists he did not paint sun-drenched landscapes. On the contrary, Den Duyts depicted the peace and quiet of nature. His preference lay in nostalgic autumn and winter landscapes. In Light Reflected on Snow we see his love for vast panoramas. The evening light softens the outlines of the various elements in the landscape. The thaw which is beginning to set in is suggested in soft tones of colour. Den Duyts’ melancholy paintings, watercolours and drawings greatly influenced later generations of Ghent artists, including Albert Baertsoen and Jules De Bruycker.
| Artist |
Gustave Den Duyts
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| Title | Light Reflections on the Snow |
| Date | 1889 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signature and year bottom right: Gustave Den Duyts / 1889. |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1889-D |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
salon Ghent 1889 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1889-D |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/268/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300015636
landscapes
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300236227 townscapes (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
21D2
ice ~ state of water
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22C light Iconclass 22C1 natural light Iconclass 22C5 reflection (light in general) Iconclass 22C8 shadow Iconclass 22C9 darkness Iconclass 23D41 winter, 'Hyems'; 'Inverno' (Ripa) Iconclass 23F41 winter landscape; landscape symbolizing winter (the four seasons of the year) Iconclass 25G11 groups of trees Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25G31 shrubs Iconclass 25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass 25H15 forest, wood Iconclass 25H153 bush, shrubs ~ forest Iconclass 25I2 village Iconclass 25I22 prospect of village, silhouette of village Iconclass 25I241 village street Iconclass 26A clouds Iconclass 26B rain Iconclass 26D frost, freezing weather Iconclass 26D1 snow Iconclass 26D4 ice ~ freezing weather Iconclass 26D5 severe winters Iconclass 300015636 landscapes AAT 23E41 winter ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year) Iconclass 61D(BELGIUM) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (BELGIUM) Iconclass 61E(GHENT) names of cities and villages (GHENT) 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. 62) |
| 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. 165 (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. 145 (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. 17) |
| 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. 17) |
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