Although his stay in London from 1914 to 1919 was forced upon him by the war, Emile Claus underwent a remarkable artistic development there. Despite his advanced years he must have worked feverishly for a period of almost four years. The River Thames was an inexhaustible source of inspiration for an elaborate series of river scenes, while he was also drawn to the hectic life of the city. From an improvised studio in a small tower, Claus painted the changing atmospheric moods of the river and life on the wharf. In London his vivid pre-war Luminism changed and expressed itself in misty cityscapes painted in subdued colours.
| Artist |
Emile Claus
RKD
VIAF
Wikidata
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| Title | Morning Reflection on the Thames in London |
| Date | 1918 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Location | London TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | Signature, location and year bottom left: Emile Claus / Londen 1918 |
| inscription reverse, on the stretcher: Réverbération par matinée embankment | |
| inscription: MORNING RIVER | |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1922-A |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
L'OEuvre du jeton de guerre 1922 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on loan |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1922-A |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/891/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300015571
cityscapes (representations)
AAT
300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
22C
light
Iconclass
22C1 natural light Iconclass 23D41 winter, 'Hyems'; 'Inverno' (Ripa) Iconclass 25F animals Iconclass 25F2 mammals Iconclass 25G3 trees 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 25I141 street Iconclass 25I142 avenue, boulevard, promenade, esplanade Iconclass 25I43 factory in landscape Iconclass 26A clouds Iconclass 26B1 mist, fog Iconclass 31A2711 walking Iconclass 31A277 movement in water Iconclass 41B162 smoke Iconclass 41B33 lantern Iconclass 41B33(+0) lantern (+ variant) Iconclass 46C13141 horse Iconclass 46C142 two-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle Iconclass 46C144 four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach Iconclass 46C145 (farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart Iconclass 46C1531 passenger carriage Iconclass 46C161 automobile Iconclass 46C162 bus, coach Iconclass 46C2231 pier, quay, wharf Iconclass 46C23 boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass 46C231 tow-boat, towing-barge Iconclass 46C232 rowing-boat, canoe, etc. Iconclass 46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat Iconclass 46C25 steamship, motorship Iconclass 46C256 freight vessel Iconclass 46C2561 motorized barge Iconclass 47A1 exterior of industrial structures, factories Iconclass 47A12 factory-building Iconclass 47A121 smoke-stack Iconclass 61D(GREAT BRITAIN) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (GREAT BRITAIN) Iconclass 61D(THAMES) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (THAMES) Iconclass 61E(LONDON) names of cities and villages (LONDON) Iconclass 61F(EMBANKMENT) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (EMBANKMENT) Iconclass |
| School / Style |
Impressionist (style)
AAT
Luminist (Belgian style and movement) AAT |
| Kunstalbum : Leven en werken onzer Beeldende Kunstenaars / Jef Crick. - Gent : Uitgeverij Vyncke, [1934-1935] (p. 35-40) |
| Catalogus van het Museum van Schoone Kunsten Gent : II: Moderne Meesters / Georges Chabot, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Ad. Hoste, 1932 (p. 44) |
| Emile Claus / François Maret. - Anvers : De Sikkel, 1949 (p. 5-14) |
| 'Twee Belgische luministen: Emile Claus en Leon de Smet', in: A. Balis, R / Johan De Smet. - Gent-Amsterdam : Ludion, [s.a.] (p. 202-207) |
| 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. 104-105 (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 |
| Refuge and Renewal : Migration and British Art (exhibition Bristol-Clifton, Royal West of England Academy, 14 Dec 2019–1 Mar 2020 ) / Peter Wakelin. - Bristol : Sansom and Company, 2019 |
| Het Kunstuur 3 (tentoonstelling Mechelen, Heilige Geestkapel en Heilige Geesthuis, 16.10.2021-30.04.2022) / Frank Van Laecke, Dirk Van Vaerenbergh, Hans Bourlon, Joost Bourlon, Wouter Verhulst. - Mechelen : Degroof-Petercam, 2021 (p. 30-31) |
| Het Kunstuur 5 (tentoonstelling Mechelen, Heilige Geestkapel en Heilige Geesthuis, 16.12.2022 - 30.06.2023) / Frank Van Laecke, Dirk Van Vaerenbergh, Hans Bourlon, Joost Bourlon, Wouter Verhulst. - Mechelen : Degroof-Petercam, 2022 |
| Het Kunstuur 4 (tentoonstelling Mechelen, Heilige Geestkapel en Heilige Geesthuis, 13.05 - 30.11.2022) / Frank Van Laecke, Dirk Van Vaerenbergh, Hans Bourlon, Joost Bourlon, Wouter Verhulst. - Mechelen : Degroof-Petercam, 2022 |
| Het Kunstuur 6 (tentoonstelling Mechelen, Heilige Geestkapel en Heilige Geesthuis, 13.10.2023 - 31.05.2024) / Frank Van Laecke, Dirk Van Vaerenbergh, Hans Bourlon, Joost Bourlon, Wouter Verhulst. - Mechelen : Degroof-Petercam, 2023 |
| Het Kunstuur Hasselt 2 (tentoonstelling Hasselt, Historisch Stadhuis, 08.09.2023 - 14.04.2024) / Frank Van Laecke, Dirk Van Vaerenbergh, Hans Bourlon, Joost Bourlon, Wouter Verhulst. - Mechelen : Degroof-Petercam, 2023 ; Hasselt : Stad Hasselt, 2023 |
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