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 SmetRKDVIAFWikidata |
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Title | Portrait of a Woman or Seated Woman |
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-9 |
Acquisition credit | purchase Taevernier, Sabine Deinze 2010 |
Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2010-E-9 |
IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/5969/manifest.json |