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 Van den Berghe are known. The wood- and linocuts by De Smet, nineteen in all, are mostly based on his own paintings.
| Artist |
Gustave De Smet
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VIAF
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| Title | Fishermen of Dutch Fishermen |
| Date | 1918 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Medium and support | linocuts (prints) AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) bottom right, outside the depiction: Gustave De Smet |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | linocuts (prints) AAT |
| Inventory number | 2010-E-15 |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Taevernier, Sabine Deinze 2010 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2010-E-15 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/5975/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300189808
figures (representations)
AAT
300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
21D
water (one of the four elements)
Iconclass
25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H23 sea (seascape) Iconclass 25H2322 sea Iconclass 25H2322(NORTH SEA) sea (NORTH SEA) Iconclass 300015636 landscapes AAT 31A277 movement in water Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D12 youth, young man, adolescent Iconclass 31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 32B311(DUTCH) Europeans (DUTCH) Iconclass 43C128 fisherman Iconclass 46C21 ships (in general) Iconclass 46C223 harbour Iconclass 46C2231 pier, quay, wharf Iconclass 46C23 boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass 46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat Iconclass 47K1 sea and coastal fishery Iconclass 61D(NETHERLANDS) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (NETHERLANDS) 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. 506) |
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