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Morning Reflection on the Thames in London, 1918

  • oil paint, canvas
  • 72 x 92 cm
  • Inv. 1922-A

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Although his stay in London from 1914 to 1919 was forced upon him by the war, Emile Claus underwent a remarkable artistic development there. Despite his advanced years he must have worked feverishly for a period of almost four years. The River Thames was an inexhaustible source of inspiration for an elaborate series of river scenes, while he was also drawn to the hectic life of the city. From an improvised studio in a small tower, Claus painted the changing atmospheric moods of the river and life on the wharf. In London his vivid pre-war Luminism changed and expressed itself in misty cityscapes painted in subdued colours.

Artist

Emile Claus RKD VIAF Wikidata
Sint-Eloois-Vijve 1849 - Astene 1924
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Title Morning Reflection on the Thames in London
Date 1918
Period 20th century
Location London TGN
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings Signature, location and year bottom left: Emile Claus / Londen 1918
inscription reverse, on the stretcher: Réverbération par matinée embankment
inscription: MORNING RIVER
Collection paintings AAT
Object type oil paintings (visual works) AAT
Inventory number 1922-A
Acquisition credit gift
L'OEuvre du jeton de guerre
1922
Current whereabouts Work on loan
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1922-A
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/891/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300015571 cityscapes (representations) AAT
25H landscapes Iconclass
Keywords Iconclass 22C light Iconclass
22C1 natural light Iconclass
23D41 winter, 'Hyems'; 'Inverno' (Ripa) Iconclass
25F animals Iconclass
25F2 mammals Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass
25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass
25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass
25H21 water course Iconclass
25H213 river Iconclass
25H217 river bank Iconclass
25I141 street Iconclass
25I142 avenue, boulevard, promenade, esplanade Iconclass
25I43 factory in landscape Iconclass
26A clouds Iconclass
26B1 mist, fog Iconclass
31A2711 walking Iconclass
31A277 movement in water Iconclass
41B162 smoke Iconclass
41B33 lantern Iconclass
41B33(+0) lantern (+ variant) Iconclass
46C13141 horse Iconclass
46C142 two-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle Iconclass
46C144 four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach Iconclass
46C145 (farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart Iconclass
46C1531 passenger carriage Iconclass
46C161 automobile Iconclass
46C162 bus, coach Iconclass
46C2231 pier, quay, wharf Iconclass
46C23 boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass
46C231 tow-boat, towing-barge Iconclass
46C232 rowing-boat, canoe, etc. Iconclass
46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat Iconclass
46C25 steamship, motorship Iconclass
46C256 freight vessel Iconclass
46C2561 motorized barge Iconclass
47A1 exterior of industrial structures, factories Iconclass
47A12 factory-building Iconclass
47A121 smoke-stack Iconclass
61D(GREAT BRITAIN) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (GREAT BRITAIN) Iconclass
61D(THAMES) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (THAMES) Iconclass
61E(LONDON) names of cities and villages (LONDON) Iconclass
61F(EMBANKMENT) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (EMBANKMENT) Iconclass
School / Style Impressionist (style) AAT
Luminist (Belgian style and movement) AAT
Kunstalbum : Leven en werken onzer Beeldende Kunstenaars / Jef Crick. - Gent : Uitgeverij Vyncke, [1934-1935] (p. 35-40)
Catalogus van het Museum van Schoone Kunsten Gent : II: Moderne Meesters / Georges Chabot, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Ad. Hoste, 1932 (p. 44)
Emile Claus / François Maret. - Anvers : De Sikkel, 1949 (p. 5-14)
'Twee Belgische luministen: Emile Claus en Leon de Smet', in: A. Balis, R / Johan De Smet. - Gent-Amsterdam : Ludion, [s.a.] (p. 202-207)
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. II, p. 104-105 (ill.))
Emile Claus and Belgian Impressionism (exhibition Himeji City Museum of Art, 20.04 - 26.05.2013 ; Tokyo Station Gallery, 08.06 - 15.07.2013 ; Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, 26.07 - 25.08.2013 ... et al.) / Johan De Smet, Akira Tomita. - Kobe : The Kobe Shimbun, 2013
Refuge and Renewal : Migration and British Art (exhibition Bristol-Clifton, Royal West of England Academy, 14 Dec 2019–1 Mar 2020 ) / Peter Wakelin. - Bristol : Sansom and Company, 2019
Het Kunstuur 3 (tentoonstelling Mechelen, Heilige Geestkapel en Heilige Geesthuis, 16.10.2021-30.04.2022) / Frank Van Laecke, Dirk Van Vaerenbergh, Hans Bourlon, Joost Bourlon, Wouter Verhulst. - Mechelen : Degroof-Petercam, 2021 (p. 30-31)
Het Kunstuur 5 (tentoonstelling Mechelen, Heilige Geestkapel en Heilige Geesthuis, 16.12.2022 - 30.06.2023) / Frank Van Laecke, Dirk Van Vaerenbergh, Hans Bourlon, Joost Bourlon, Wouter Verhulst. - Mechelen : Degroof-Petercam, 2022
Het Kunstuur 4 (tentoonstelling Mechelen, Heilige Geestkapel en Heilige Geesthuis, 13.05 - 30.11.2022) / Frank Van Laecke, Dirk Van Vaerenbergh, Hans Bourlon, Joost Bourlon, Wouter Verhulst. - Mechelen : Degroof-Petercam, 2022
Het Kunstuur 6 (tentoonstelling Mechelen, Heilige Geestkapel en Heilige Geesthuis, 13.10.2023 - 31.05.2024) / Frank Van Laecke, Dirk Van Vaerenbergh, Hans Bourlon, Joost Bourlon, Wouter Verhulst. - Mechelen : Degroof-Petercam, 2023
Het Kunstuur Hasselt 2 (tentoonstelling Hasselt, Historisch Stadhuis, 08.09.2023 - 14.04.2024) / Frank Van Laecke, Dirk Van Vaerenbergh, Hans Bourlon, Joost Bourlon, Wouter Verhulst. - Mechelen : Degroof-Petercam, 2023 ; Hasselt : Stad Hasselt, 2023
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