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 | View of a Town or View on Amsterdam |
| 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-11 |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Taevernier, Sabine Deinze 2010 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2010-E-11 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/5971/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300015571
cityscapes (representations)
AAT
300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11Q712
church (exterior)
Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass 25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H217 river bank Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta' Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 25I145 canals, waters (in city) Iconclass 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass 41A14 urban housing Iconclass 46C112 bridge Iconclass 48C1623 dome ~ architecture Iconclass 61E(AMSTERDAM) names of cities and villages (AMSTERDAM) Iconclass 61F(KOEPELKERK) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (KOEPELKERK) 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. 499) |
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