Flemish Expressionism: Wonderful Memories
At first sight, the Roaring Twenties seem a world away from the Flemish countryside in the aftermath of the First World War. But if you listen carefully, you can hear the strains of jazz crossing the Leie river... The modern world is making inroads, also in the paintings of Gustave De Smet (1877-1943) and Frits Van den Berghe (1883-1939). They were the leading figures in what would come to be known as Flemish Expressionism and brought modern figurative painting in Belgium to its high point. Despite their idiosyncratic oeuvres, they exhibit a coherence in style and vision, especially in their simplification of forms, a strong emphasis on simple rural life and an unmistakable wit. It is the movement's colourful and often mischievous character that takes centre stage at Kunstmuseum Den Haag. The exhibition Flemish Expressionism - Wonderful Memories provides a broad overview of an important period in Flemish art with in addition to the work of Gustave De Smet and Frits Van den Berghe, paintings by Jozef Cantr茅 (1890-1957), Constant Permeke (1886-1952) and Edgard Tytgat (1879-1957).
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At first sight, the Roaring Twenties seem a world away from the Flemish countryside in the aftermath of the First World War. But if you listen carefully, you can hear the strains of jazz crossing the Leie river... The modern world is making inroads, also in the paintings of Gustave De Smet (1877-1943) and Frits Van den Berghe (1883-1939). They were the leading figures in what would come to be known as Flemish Expressionism and brought modern figurative painting in Belgium to its high point. Despite their idiosyncratic oeuvres, they exhibit a coherence in style and vision, especially in their simplification of forms, a strong emphasis on simple rural life and an unmistakable wit. It is the movement's colourful and often mischievous character that takes centre stage at Kunstmuseum Den Haag. The exhibition Flemish Expressionism - Wonderful Memories provides a broad overview of an important period in Flemish art with in addition to the work of Gustave De Smet and Frits Van den Berghe, paintings by Jozef Cantr茅 (1890-1957), Constant Permeke (1886-1952) and Edgard Tytgat (1879-1957).
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