Gustave de Smet, Still Life with Oil Lamp and Fruit, Oil on Panel, 1930s, Framed

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Gustave de Smet 'Still Life with Oil Lamp and Fruit' Oil on Panel, Belgium, 1930s. Gustave Franciscus (Gustaaf) de Smet … Read more Gustave de Smet 'Still Life with Oil Lamp and Fruit' Oil on Panel, Belgium, 1930s. Gustave Franciscus (Gustaaf) de Smet (1877-1943) was a Belgian painter who is considered one of the founders of Flemish Expressionism. His work is characterised by its bold colours, simplified forms, and rural subject matter. De Smet was born in Ghent, Belgium, in 1877. He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, where he met Constant Permeke and Frits Van den Berghe. These three artists would become the leading figures of Flemish Expressionism. In the early 1900s, de Smet began to paint scenes of rural Flanders. These paintings were often characterised by their bright colours, simplified forms, and strong sense of atmosphere. De Smet was particularly interested in the effects of light and shadow, and he often used these effects to create a sense of drama in his paintings. He was a member of the group known as the Latemse School, which was a group of Flemish Expressionist painters who lived and worked in the village of Sint-Martens-Latem. At DEZAAK DELUXE we try to find items that are out of the ordinary. with experience over 40 years, we are known for our singular eye and combining the new and the old. We have a few thousand items in stock in our beautiful showroom in a reclaimed factory building out of the 1930s. See less