René Magritte
(1898 - 1967)

René François Ghislain Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and boundaries of reality and representation. His imagery has influenced pop art, minimalist art, and conceptual art.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/René_Magritte

The Sixteenth of September
1956
115 x 88 cm
Oil on canvas
KMSKA, Antwerpen
https://kmska.be/en/masterpiece/the-sixteenth-of-september

 

 

Ending this month with one of my all-time favourite artist. 

All the paintings posted this month can be seen in Antwerp, my hometown, 

in the recently renovated museum of fine art, the KMSKA. 

 

 

Constant Permeke
(1886 - 1952)
 

Constant Permeke was a Belgian painter and sculptor who is considered the leading figure of Flemish Expressionism. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constant_Permeke

Zeegezicht
1913
Oil on canvas
33 x 48 cm
KMSKA, Antwerpen
https://kmska.be/en/masterpiece/seascape-7

Gustave Van de Woestyne
(1881 - 1947)

Gustave Van de Woestijne was a Belgian expressionist painter. 
He belonged to the so-called "First Group of Latem", a group of artists who worked in the rural village of Sint-Martens-Latem on the banks of the Lys, near Ghent. He was the brother of the Flemish poet Karel Van de Woestijne. He was buried in the Cemetery of Campo Santo. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Van_de_Woestijne

Two Springs
1910
Oil on canvas
72 x 62cm
KMSKA, Antwerpen
https://kmska.be/en/masterpiece/two-springs

Jules Schmalzigaug
(1882 - 1917)
 

Jules Schmalzigaug was a Belgian futurist painter. His works can be seen in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels, and the Provincial Museum of Modern Art [nl] in Ostend. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Schmalzigaug

Rhythm of Light Waves: Street + Sun + Crowd
1915 - 1917
Oil on canvas
98 x 127 cm
KMSKA, Antwerpen
https://kmska.be/en/masterpiece/rhythm-of-light-waves-street-sun-crowd

Amedeo Modigliani
(1884- 1920)
 

Amedeo Clemente Modigliani was an Italian painter and sculptor of the École de Paris who worked mainly in France. He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterised by a surreal elongation of faces, necks, and figures — works that were not received well during his lifetime, but later became much sought after. Modigliani was born and spent his youth in Italy, where he studied the art of antiquity and the Renaissance. In 1906, he moved to Paris, where he came into contact with such artists as Pablo Picasso and Constantin Brâncuși. By 1912, Modigliani was exhibiting highly stylised sculptures with Cubists of the Section d'Or group at the Salon d'Automne. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amedeo_Modigliani

Seated Nude
1917
Oil on canvas 
114.5 x 71.5 cm
KMSKA, Antwerpen
https://kmska.be/en/masterpiece/seated-nude

 Rik Wouters
(1882 - 1916)
 

Hendrik Emil (Rik) Wouters was a Belgian painter, sculptor and draughtsman. Wouters produced 200 paintings, drawings and sculptures in his 34 years before his illness-caused death. He died partway through the First World War on 11 July 1916 in Amsterdam. A sculptor, painter, draughtsman and etcher of typically fauvist style, Wouters' art resembled the works of artists including Henri Matisse, Paul Cézanne and André Derain – the "forefathers" of Fauvism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rik_Wouters

Woman Ironing
1912
Oil on canvas
107  × 123 cm
KMSKA, Antwerpen
https://kmska.be/en/masterpiece/woman-ironing

 Theo Van Rysselberghe
(1862 - 1926)
 

Théophile "Théo" van Rysselberghe  was a Belgian neo-impressionist painter, who played a pivotal role in the European art scene at the turn of the twentieth century.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Théo_van_Rysselberghe

Maria Sèthe at the Harmonium
1891
Oil on canvas
120 × 86 cm
KMSKA, Antwerpen
https://kmska.be/en/masterpiece/maria-sethe-at-the-harmonium