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Harbour. Opus 2, 1926

  • oil paint, canvas
  • 92.4 x 69.8 cm
  • Inv. 1962-Q

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The abstract movement in Belgium arose in Antwerp and Brussels during the First World War. During these years a group of abstract artists were at work in Brussels, including René Magritte et Pierre-Louis Flouquet. From 1921 onwards, Victor Servranckx was part of this group and remained true to his views on visual art during the rest of his life. He was undoubtedly the most interesting member of the abstract tendency in Belgium. Some of his work is based on stylised elements from industry and mechanics, as is the case here, in Harbour – Opus 2, but it is usually entirely abstract.

Artist

Victor Servranckx RKD VIAF Wikidata
Diegem 1897 - Vilvoorde 1965
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Title Harbour. Opus 2
Date 1926
Period 20th century
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings signature and year bottom right: SERVRANCKX / 1926
Collection paintings AAT
Object type oil paintings (visual works) AAT
Inventory number 1962-Q
Current whereabouts Work on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1962-Q
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/2861/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300417511 abstract art (general art genre) AAT
300015571 cityscapes (representations) AAT
300134149 nonobjective AAT
Keywords Iconclass 0 Abstract, Non-representational Art Iconclass
24A sun as celestial body Iconclass
25H2311 wave Iconclass
26A clouds Iconclass
46C223 harbour Iconclass
46C23 boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass
46C25 steamship, motorship Iconclass
49D30 'Planimetria', 'Ichonografia' (Ripa) Iconclass
49D33 triangle (~ planimetry, geometry) Iconclass
49D35 polygon (~ planimetry, geometry) Iconclass
49D36 circle (~ planimetry, geometry) Iconclass
49D38 other planimetric figures not meant or mentioned above Iconclass
49D4 stereometry, solid geometry Iconclass
49D45 regular polyhedron Iconclass
49D48 sphere, globe ~ stereometry Iconclass
51AA3 Abstractness, Insubstantiality Iconclass
51AA6 Composition Iconclass
51I Space Iconclass
School / Style abstract (general art genre) AAT
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Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : De collectie (tentoonstelling vanaf 21 maart 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2021
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand : La Collection (exposition dès le 21 mars 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 2021
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