Emile Claus loved to paint in the immediate vicinity of Villa Rayon soleil, his country home on the River Lys in Astene (Deinze). He often took the house, the flower garden and the trees on the property as the subject of his work. In this painting the artist depicts the warm glow of the spring sun in March 1900. The painting is one of the best examples of Claus’ Luminist work, with its varied brushstroke and striking, masterly use of colours in a combination of soft pink, purples and green. The imposing outline of the old tree is emphasised further by the diffuse light that filters through the branches.
| Artist |
Emile Claus
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| Title | Tree in the Sun |
| Date | 1900 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Location | Astene TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) bottom left: Em. Claus |
| inscription and monogram on the reverse: Maart / JJ / E.C. | |
| labels (identifying artifacts) on the reverse: Claus Emile / Astene Fl. Orientale / Le Vieux Sapin / [appartient à] Jean La[roche] | |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1920-N |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Laroche-Lechat, Jean-Henri Ghent 1919 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on loan |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1920-N |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/852/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
22C
light
Iconclass
22C1 natural light Iconclass 22C8 shadow Iconclass 23D44 autumn, fall, 'Autumnus'; 'Autunno' (Ripa) Iconclass 24A8 sunlight Iconclass 24A81 sunbeams Iconclass 25G11 groups of trees Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25G31 shrubs Iconclass 25H15 forest, wood Iconclass 25H153 bush, shrubs ~ forest Iconclass 41A6 garden Iconclass 46C11 road, path Iconclass 61D(BELGIUM) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (BELGIUM) Iconclass 61E(ASTENE) names of cities and villages (ASTENE) Iconclass 61F(VILLA RAYON SOLEIL) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (VILLA RAYON SOLEIL) Iconclass |
| School / Style |
Impressionist (style)
AAT
Luminist (Belgian style and movement) AAT |
| Catalogus van het Museum van Schoone Kunsten Gent : II: Moderne Meesters / Georges Chabot, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Ad. Hoste, 1932 (p. 45) |
| 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. 123, 154 (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. 73-75, cat. 14) |
| 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. 103 (ill.)) |
| Emile Claus and Belgian Impressionism (exhibition Himeji City Museum of Art, 20.04 - 26.05.2013 ; Tokyo Station Gallery, 08.06 - 15.07.2013 ; Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, 26.07 - 25.08.2013 ... et al.) / Johan De Smet, Akira Tomita. - Kobe : The Kobe Shimbun, 2013 |
| Oer : de wortels van Vlaanderen (tentoonstelling Gent, Caermersklooster, 15.03.2017 - 06.08.2017) / Katharina Van Cauteren, Paul Huvenne, Patrick Bernauw, Herwig Todts, Cathérine Verleysen, Johan De Smet. - Tielt : Uitgeverij Lannoo, 2017 (p. 145) |
| Coming Home : Flemish Art, 1880-1930 (exhibition Ghent, Caermersklooster, 15.03.2017 - 06.08.2017) / Katharina Van Cauteren, Paul Huvenne, Patrick Bernauw, Herwig Todts, Cathérine Verleysen, Johan De Smet. - Tielt : Lannoo Publishers, 2020 ; Antwerp : The Phoebus Foundation, 2020 (p. 135) |
| Wandelgids : MSK in Gent / Sofie Corneillie, Bart Ooghe, Cathérine Verleysen, Lieven Gerard, Lies Ledure, Veerle Verhasselt. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2022 (p. 10 (beneden)) |
| Walking guide : MSK in Ghent / Sofie Corneillie, Bart Ooghe, Cathérine Verleysen, Lieven Gerard, Lies Ledure, Veerle Verhasselt. - Ghent : Museum of Fine Arts Ghent, 2022 |
| Guide de promenade : MSK à Gand / Sofie Corneillie, Bart Ooghe, Cathérine Verleysen, Lieven Gerard, Lies Ledure, Veerle Verhasselt. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts Gand, 2022 |
| onder vrienden : 225 jaar verzamelaars rond het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 25.11.2023 - 28.04.2024) / Johan De Smet, Frederica Van Dam, Willy Van der Gucht, Manfred Sellink. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2023 ; Gent : De Vrienden van het Museum, 2023 (p. 205, cat. 231 (ill.)) |
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