Gustave De Smet
(1877–1943) belgisk konstnär
Gustave De Smet (Flanders/Belgium, 1877–1943) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a printmaker, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Gustave De Smet belongs to the chapter ‘The avant-garde’ in this site’s history of art.
Gustave De Smet was born in Ghent and died in Sint-Martens-Latem. Gustave De Smet trained at Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Ghent. Wikidata associates Gustave De Smet with Expressionism.
One of the best-known works is ‘The lovers’. The catalogue has 56 works by Gustave De Smet with free images. The dated works span the years 1906–1943. Works by Gustave De Smet are held by several collections, among them Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Musea Brugge, and Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Pieter Franciscus Dierckx, Jenny Montigny, Adolf Kašpar, T. Frantisek Simon, and Jean Dunand.