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The Four Seasons, ca. 1913

  • pencils (drawing and writing equipment), charcoal, ink, paper
  • 266 x 356 mm
  • Inv. 2011-B-recto

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On the occasion of the 1913 World Fair in Ghent, Frits Van den Berghe, together with Gustave De Smet, Robert Aerens, and others, was commissioned by Jean Delvin to paint decorative panels for the dome of the Grand Palais. In Van den Berghe's work nothing has been preserved of this realisation, except for this double-sided sheet and a few non-located sketch sheets. This shows that the artist, perhaps on account of this commission, was thinking entirely in symbolist terms. Some drawings recall themes by George Minne. The comparison with Gustave De Smet can also be made in this context, for example, with Eve (Brussels, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium) and The Summer (private collection).

Artist

Frits Van den Berghe RKD VIAF Wikidata
Ghent 1883 - Ghent 1939
draftsmen (artists)AAT

Title The Four Seasons
Date ca. 1913
Period 20th century
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings inscription bottom right: Man met beenen open en hand gereed om te ontvangen
inscription bottom right: hoog 23 cm - breed 21,7 cm.
Collection print room
Object type pencil drawings AAT
ink drawing
charcoal drawings AAT
Inventory number 2011-B-recto
Acquisition credit purchase
The Friends of the Museum
Ghent
2011
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2011-B-recto
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6042/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300055865 symbolism (artistic concept) AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT
Keywords Iconclass 23D seasons of the year (esp. personifications); 'Stagione', 'Le quattro stagione dell'anno' (Ripa) Iconclass
23D41 winter, 'Hyems'; 'Inverno' (Ripa) Iconclass
23D42 spring, 'Ver'; 'Primavera' (Ripa) Iconclass
23D43 summer, 'Aestas'; 'Estate' (Ripa) Iconclass
23D44 autumn, fall, 'Autumnus'; 'Autunno' (Ripa) Iconclass
31A2321 leaning forward Iconclass
31A235 sitting figure Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass
31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass
31AA2321 leaning forward - AA - female human figure Iconclass
31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass
31AA236 lying figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass
31D11222 girl (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass
31D12 youth, young man, adolescent Iconclass
31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass
31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass
31D130 Maidenhood Iconclass
48C524 drawing, sketch Iconclass
School / Style Expressionist (style) AAT
Modernist AAT
Frits van den Berghe (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 16.12.1983 - 04.03.1984 ; Utrecht, Centraal Museum, 17.03 - 06.05.1984) / Robert Hoozee, Monique Tahon-Vanroose, Sabine Bown-Taevernier. - Gent : Stad Gent, 1984 ; Brussel : Gemeentekrediet, 1984 (nr. 16)
Frits van den Berghe (1883-1939) als tekenaar : Originele tekeningen uit de collectie van wijlen Yolande van den Berghe (tentoonstelling Mechelen, Galerij Jan Op de Beeck, 23 mei - 28 juni 1992) / Jan Op de Beeck. - Mechelen : Galerij Jan Op de Beeck, 1992 (nr. 5)
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