Laatste Avondmaal, Gustave van de Woestyne, 1927, Groeningemuseum, 0040054000

Gustave Van de Woestijne (; 2 August 1881 – 21 April 1947) was a Belgian

expressionist Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it rad ...

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

. He belonged to the so-called "First Group of Latem", a group of artists who worked in the rural village of

Sint-Martens-Latem Sint-Martens-Latem () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Deurle and Sint-Martens-Latem proper. In 2021, Sint-Martens-Latem had a total population of 8,285. The t ...

on the banks of the Lys, near

Ghent Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in ...

. He was the brother of the Flemish poet Karel Van de Woestijne. He was buried in the Cemetery of Campo Santo.

Honours

* 1919 : Knight of the

Order of Leopold Order of Leopold may refer to: * Order of Leopold (Austria), founded in 1808 by emperor Francis I of Austria and discontinued in 1918 * Order of Leopold (Belgium), founded in 1832 by king Leopold I of Belgium * Order of Leopold II, founded in Congo ...

.Royal Decree of H.M. King Albert I on 14 November 1919

Works by him in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

File:Heilige Bernardus, Gustave Van de Woestyne, circa 1901 - 1947, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen.jpg, Saint Bernard, 1901 File:De blinde, Gustave Van de Woestyne, 1910, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen.jpg,

The Blind Man ''The Blind Man'' was an art and Dada journal published briefly by the New York Dadaists in 1917. History Henri-Pierre Roché and Marcel Duchamp, visiting from France, organized the magazine with Beatrice Wood in New York City. Mina Loy also c ...

, 1910 File:De slapers, Gustave Van de Woestyne, 1918, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen.jpg, The Sleepers, 1918 File:Adrienne, Gustave Van de Woestyne, 1921, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen.jpg,

Adrienne Adrienne is the French feminine form of the male name Adrien. Its meaning is literally "from the city Hadria." * Adrienne Albert (born 1941), composer * Adrienne Ames (1907–1947), American actress * Adrienne Armstrong (born 1969), wife of Gr ...

, 1921 File:De likeurdrinksters, Gustave Van de Woestyne, 1922, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen.jpg, The Liqueur Drinkers, 1922 File:Gaston en zijn zuster, Gustave Van de Woestyne, 1923, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen.jpg,

Gaston and His Sister ''Gaston and His Sister'' is a 1923 Expressionist oil on canvas painting by the Flemish artist Gustave Van de Woestijne, now in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (Dutch: ''Koninklijk Museum voor Scho ...

, 1923 File:Azuur, Gustave Van de Woestyne, 1928, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen.jpg,

Azure Azure may refer to: Colour * Azure (color), a hue of blue ** Azure (heraldry) ** Shades of azure, shades and variations Arts and media * ''Azure'' (Art Farmer and Fritz Pauer album), 1987 * Azure (Gary Peacock and Marilyn Crispell album), 2013 ...

, 1928 File:Stilleven met druiven, Gustave Van de Woestyne, 1937, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen.jpg, Still life with Grapes, 1937 File:Christus toont zijn wonden, Gustave Van de Woestyne, 1921, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen.jpg, Christ Showing His Wounds, 1921 File:De twee lentes, Gustave Van de Woestyne, 1910, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen, 2044.tif, alt=De twee lentes, 1910, , De twee lentes, 1910

References

1881 births 1947 deaths 20th-century Belgian painters Belgian Expressionist painters Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Ghent) alumni {{Belgium-painter-stub