The clear, heavy outlines surrounding the areas of colour make Fair in Deurle look almost childishly naive. The flapping flags and the vivid accents of whitewashed facades set against predominantly warm colours create a merry and carefree atmosphere. After his stay in the Netherlands during the First World War, Gustave De Smet painted in oils not only on canvas but also on paper and cardboard. These are often fully developed studies of a motif which the artist later transferred to canvas, usually in a larger format. This version of Fair in Deurle is in oils on paper, but there is also a larger one on canvas in a private collection.
| Artist |
Gustave De Smet
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VIAF
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| Title | Fair in Deurle (Sint-Martens-Latem) |
| Date | ca. 1931 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) bottom left: Gust. De Smet |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1955-D |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Zerck, Prosper Ghent 1955 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1955-D |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/2385/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300236227
townscapes (representations)
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300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11Q712
church (exterior)
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22C light Iconclass 22C1 natural light Iconclass 24A8 sunlight 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 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 31D15 adult woman Iconclass 41A54 fence, wall, paling Iconclass 41D221(HAT) head-gear: hat Iconclass 41D221(HOMBURG HAT) head-gear (HOMBURG HAT) Iconclass 43A3 pleasure fair and circus Iconclass 44A3(+2) flag, colours (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ nation; national) Iconclass 61D(BELGIUM) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (BELGIUM) Iconclass 61E(DEURLE) names of cities and villages (DEURLE) Iconclass 61E(LAETHEM-SAINT-MARTIN) names of cities and villages (LAETHEM-SAINT-MARTIN) Iconclass 61F(SAINT ALDEGONDIS' CHURCH) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (SAINT ALDEGONDIS' CHURCH) Iconclass |
| School / Style |
Expressionist (style)
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Modernist AAT |
| 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. 303 (ill.)) |
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