On the occasion of the 1913 World Fair in Ghent, Frits Van den Berghe, together with Gustave De Smet, Robert Aerens, and others, was commissioned by Jean Delvin to paint decorative panels for the dome of the Grand Palais. In Van den Berghe's work nothing has been preserved of this realisation, except for this double-sided sheet and a few non-located sketch sheets. This shows that the artist, perhaps on account of this commission, was thinking entirely in symbolist terms. Some drawings recall themes by George Minne. The comparison with Gustave De Smet can also be made in this context, for example, with Eve (Brussels, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium) and The Summer (private collection).
| Artist |
Frits Van den Berghe
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VIAF
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| Title | The Four Seasons |
| Date | ca. 1913 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription bottom right: Man met beenen open en hand gereed om te ontvangen |
| inscription bottom right: hoog 23 cm - breed 21,7 cm. | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
pencil drawings
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ink drawing charcoal drawings AAT |
| Inventory number | 2011-B-recto |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
The Friends of the Museum Ghent 2011 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2011-B-recto |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6042/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055865
symbolism (artistic concept)
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300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
23D
seasons of the year (esp. personifications); 'Stagione', 'Le quattro stagione dell'anno' (Ripa)
Iconclass
23D41 winter, 'Hyems'; 'Inverno' (Ripa) Iconclass 23D42 spring, 'Ver'; 'Primavera' (Ripa) Iconclass 23D43 summer, 'Aestas'; 'Estate' (Ripa) Iconclass 23D44 autumn, fall, 'Autumnus'; 'Autunno' (Ripa) Iconclass 31A2321 leaning forward Iconclass 31A235 sitting figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA2321 leaning forward - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31AA236 lying figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31D11222 girl (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass 31D12 youth, young man, adolescent Iconclass 31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass 31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass 31D130 Maidenhood Iconclass 48C524 drawing, sketch Iconclass |
| School / Style |
Expressionist (style)
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Modernist AAT |
| Frits van den Berghe (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 16.12.1983 - 04.03.1984 ; Utrecht, Centraal Museum, 17.03 - 06.05.1984) / Robert Hoozee, Monique Tahon-Vanroose, Sabine Bown-Taevernier. - Gent : Stad Gent, 1984 ; Brussel : Gemeentekrediet, 1984 (nr. 16) |
| Frits van den Berghe (1883-1939) als tekenaar : Originele tekeningen uit de collectie van wijlen Yolande van den Berghe (tentoonstelling Mechelen, Galerij Jan Op de Beeck, 23 mei - 28 juni 1992) / Jan Op de Beeck. - Mechelen : Galerij Jan Op de Beeck, 1992 (nr. 5) |
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