In Expressionism, the woodcut is as important a means of expression as painting and sculpture. The technique forces the artist to a powerful drawing without sensitive nuances, to essential contrasts without colour shading. A number of artists, such as Jozef Cantré (1890-1957), Gustave de Smet (1877-1943) and Frits van den Berghe (1883-1939) prefer linoleum, a material that is easier to work with. Their designs are strongly influenced by German Expressionism. Only about ten linocuts by Frits van den Berghe are known. The wood- and linocuts by Gustave de Smet, nineteen in all, are mostly based on his own paintings.
| Artist |
Gustave De Smet
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| Title | Landscape |
| Date | 1918 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Medium and support | linocuts (prints) AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) bottom right: Gust. De Smet |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | linocuts (prints) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1984-J |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Galerij De Vuyst Lokeren 1984 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1984-J |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/3311/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25F3
birds
Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass 25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass 25I3 farm or solitary house in landscape Iconclass 300015636 landscapes AAT 41A17 farm (building) Iconclass 46A222 rural life Iconclass 46C11 road, path Iconclass |
| School / Style |
Expressionist (style)
AAT
Modernist AAT |
| Gust. De Smet : Kroniek - Kunsthistorische analyse ; De ontwikkeling van een Vlaams kunstenaar tussen 1891 en 1943 in relatie tot de nationale en internationale vernieuwing in de schilderkunst ; Met een beschrijvende, volledig geïllustreerde catalogus van zijn schilderijen, tekeningen en grafisch werk / Piet Boyens. - Antwerpen : Mercatorfonds, 1989 (nr. 505) |
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