Albert Servaes is known in the first place as a painter of religious scenes. However, he actually painted far more landscapes, especially in the surroundings of Sint-Martens-Latem, where he moved in 1904. Neither the subtle symbolism of the first Latem group nor the luminism of Emile Claus appealed to him. This modest landscape is a good example of the uncomplicated art Servaes practised at the start of his career. He did not look for an unusual perspective or a charming spot, but, with rough brushstrokes, in simple areas of thickly applied dark earth colours, he created a synthetic image of a banal field of stubble at the edge of a wood. Servaes’ direct and impulsive way of painting was a particular influence on Constant Permeke in his evolution towards Expressionism.
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Albert Servaes
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| Title | Field of Stubble |
| Date | 1912 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signature and year bottom right: a. servaes / 12 |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1990-A |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1990-A |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/3679/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
22C
light
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22C1 natural light Iconclass 25G11 groups of trees Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25G3(SPRUCE) trees: spruce Iconclass 25H15 forest, wood Iconclass 25H18 cultivated land Iconclass 26A clouds Iconclass 61D(BELGIUM) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (BELGIUM) Iconclass |
| School / Style |
Expressionist (style)
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Modernist AAT |
| Sint-Martens-Latem : Kunstenaarsdorp in Vlaanderen / Piet Boyens. - Tielt : Uitgeverij Lannoo, 1992 (p. 308, nr. 68) |
| 200 jaar verzamelen : Collectieboek Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent / Arnout Balis, Robert Hoozee, Maximiliaan P.J. Martens, Paul Van Haute. - Gent : Ludion, 2000 (p. 272 (ill. 152)) |
| Fantastisch real : Belgische Moderne von Ensor bis Magritte (Ausstellung München, Kunsthalle, 01.10.2021 - 06.03.2022) / Roger Diederen, Nerina Santorius, Herwig Todts, Cathérine Verleysen, Peter J.H. Pauwels. - München : Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung (München), 2021 (p. 145) |
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