Thaw in Ghent
Artist / maker
Albert Baertsoen (painters (artists))Date
ca. 1902Period
20th centuryCollection
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
Painters and writers were attracted by the subdued character of Flemish towns. Albert Baertsoen was the leading painter of Ghent townscapes. He sketched a melancholic image of its canals, monuments, industry and poor neighbourhoods. Thawsetting in at Ghent is a good example of his restrained style: a dark and sober palette, an impasto technique and carefully worked-out composition. This painting…
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Painters and writers were attracted by the subdued character of Flemish towns. Albert Baertsoen was the leading painter of Ghent townscapes. He sketched a melancholic image of its canals, monuments, industry and poor neighbourhoods. Thawsetting in at Ghent is a good example of his restrained style: a dark and sober palette, an impasto technique and carefully worked-out composition. This painting shows a view of the Quai aux Tilleuls, seen from Baertsoen’s home on the corner of the Coupure. The canvas is unfinished: the grid of straight lines intended to transfer the composition from the preparatory drawing is still visible.
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