This 'Child's Head' is an early example of Gustave De Smet’s evolution towards Expressionism. The impressionistic atmosphere of his prewar work was replaced by a strong and schematic composition and the use of more vivid colours. During his stay in the Netherlands, De Smet regularly portrayed the people around him, such as farmers, fishermen and neighbourhood children. A second portrait of this little boy, painted around 1919, is currently owned by a private collector.
| Artist |
Gustave De Smet
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| Title | Child's Head |
| Date | ca. 1916 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) top right: Gust. De Smet |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1949-D |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
De Smet, Robert Ghent 1949-03-22 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1949-D |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7552/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31D112
child
Iconclass
31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass 31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass 61B11 anonymous historical person portrayed Iconclass 61B111 anonymous historical person portrayed alone Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass |
| School / Style |
Expressionist (style)
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Modernist AAT |
| 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. 301 (ill.)) |
| Belgische schone : Ensor tot Magritte ; Hoogtepunten uit de verzameling van het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent (tentoonstelling Laren, Singer Laren, 16.06 - 30.08.2015) / Johan De Smet, Jan Rudolph De Lorm. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2015 ; Laren : Singer Laren, 2015 ; Heule : Uitgeverij Snoeck, 2015 (p. 68, cat. 46 (ill.)) |
| Vlaams expressionisme : Heerlijke herinneringen (tentoonstelling Den Haag, Kunstmuseum, 25.03 - 20.08.2023) / Peter J.H. Pauwels, Thijs de Raedt, Benno Tempel. - Veurne : Hannibal, 2023 ; Den Haag : Kunstmuseum Den Haag, 2023 (p. 44) |
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