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Village Archery, ca. 1935

  • oil paint, canvas
  • 150.2 x 175.3 cm
  • Inv. 1950-AC

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After the First World War, Constant Permeke first settled in Ostend and then, from 1923, in Jabbeke, a village between Ostend and Bruges. In addition to figures and village scenes, Permeke painted numerous landscapes and marines, dominated by the grandeur of nature. The initial influence of French Cubism gradually disappeared from his work and made way for a free and easy manner of painting and heavy masses of paint. The village beneath the compactly clouded sky is captured in just a few quick strokes. In this picture Permeke depicts a crossbow competition, a popular pastime which he himself enjoyed.

Artist

Constant Permeke RKD VIAF Wikidata
Antwerp 1886 - Ostend 1952
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Title Village Archery
Date ca. 1935
Period 20th century
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings signatures (names) bottom left: Permeke
Collection paintings AAT
Object type oil paintings (visual works) AAT
Inventory number 1950-AC
Acquisition credit purchase
salon
Ghent
1950
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1950-AC
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8483/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 25H landscapes Iconclass
300236227 townscapes (representations) AAT
Keywords Iconclass 25G11 groups of trees Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass
25I2 village Iconclass
25I22 prospect of village, silhouette of village Iconclass
25I241 village street Iconclass
25I2411 village lane, alley Iconclass
26A clouds Iconclass
43C421 shooting with bow and arrow, archery (~ games of skill) Iconclass
46A222 rural life Iconclass
47D31 windmill Iconclass
School / Style Expressionist (style) AAT
Modernist AAT
D'Ensor à Magritte dans les collections du Musée de Gand (exposition Lodève, Musée de Lodève-Hôtel du Cardinal de Fleury, 19 novembre 2004 - 27 février 2005) / Maïthé Vallès-Bled, Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Helke Lauwaert, Bruno Fornari. - Lodève : Musée de Lodève, 2004 ; Milano : Mazzotta, 2004 (p. 220-222, cat. 59 (ill.))
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. 262-263 (ill.))
Constant Permeke (tentoonstelling Brussel, Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, 11.10.2012 - 20.01.2013) / Willy Van Den Bussche. - Brussel : Mercatorfonds, 2012 ; Brussel : BOZAR BOOKS, 2012
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