Francis Maere Fine Arts Gallery Belgian Art 1880–1950
Showcasing an exquisite selection of influential artists, all connected by
a common country.
These works illustrate the influences artists such as George Minne, Henri Evenepoel, Emile Claus, Frits Van den Berghe, Gustave De Smet, Valerius De Saedeleer, Constant Permeke, Léon Spilliaert etc. have had on avant-garde movements such as realism, Flemish impressionism, symbolism, expressionism and surrealism. They were all creators, contributors and, in fact, milestones in the history of Belgian art.
With a distinct predilection towards 19th and 20th century Belgian paintings, sculptures and drawings, we also offer other international artists to a discerning clientele.
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Gustave Vanaise Ghent 1854 – 1902 Saint-Gilles Portrait of the painter August Dael on his favorite Horse
1885 Oil on canvas, 229 × 289 cm Signed and dated lower left
Mentioned in: A. Dutry, Catalogue de l’exposition Gustave Vanaise, Cercle Artistique et Littéraire Bruxelles, 11 – 25 may 1903, p.6
Henri Evenepoel Nice 1872 – 1899 Paris Arab interior / Women and a narghile
1898 Oil on canvas, 32.8 × 41 cm Signed and dated lower left: h. evenepoel / 98 Authentification stamp on the reverse
Provenance: Louise van Mattemburgh, Brussels; Charles De Mey, Brussels; Roland Leten, Ghent Literature: P. Lambotte, Henri Evenepoel, 1908, p. 103; De Mey, Henri Evenepoel 1872-1899; E. De Wilde, Gemeentekrediet, Brussel, 1994, n° 250 Exhibitions: Henri Huklenbrok – Henri Evenepoel, Cercle Artistique et Littéraire, Brussels, 1899, n° 10; Exposition H. Evenepoel, Galerie Georges Giroux, Brussels, 1913, n° 105; Exposition d’oeuvres de Henri Evenepoel, Cercle Artistique et Littéraire, Brussels, 1923, n° 92; Art belge ancien et moderne, Kunstmuseum und Kunsthalle, Berne, 1926; Henri Evenepoel, Galerie Georges Giroux, Brussels, 1932, n° 126; Les Compagnons de l’Art, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 1938, n° 62; Henri Evenepoel in Algeria 1897-1898, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 1940, n° 9; Henri Evenepoel, Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels, 1942-1943, n° 58; Cercle Artistique et Littéraire- XXII Salon, Charleroi, 1948, n° 37; H. Evenepoel, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, 1953, n° 109; Schilderijen uit Gentse verzamelingen, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, 1953, n° 79; L’Art flamand d’ Ensor à Permeke, Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris, 1970, n° 99; Ensor to Permeke, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1971, n° 163; Le Fauvisme brabançon, Crédit Communal, Brussels, 1979, n° 2; L’Orientalisme et l’africanisme dans l’art belge 19e et 20e siècles, CGER, Brussels, 1984, n° 29
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César De Cock Ghent 1823 – 1904 Along the river Epte in Normandy
1886 Oil on canvas, 97 × 136.5 cm Signed and dated
Emile Claus Sint-Eloois-Vijve 1849 – 1924 Astene In the field
October 1890 Oil on canvas, 100 × 142 cm Signed
Anna De Weert Ghent 1867 – 1950 Brume d’Automne
2de oorlogsjaar, August – September 1915 Oil on canvas, 91 × 116 cm Signed lower left and dated on the back
Gustave De Smet Ghent 1877 – 1943 Sint-Martens-Latem Sunny Garden
ca. 1910 Oil on canvas, 58,5 × 68,5 cm Signed lower right
Jenny Montigny Ghent 1875 – 1937 Deurle Back from school, Deurle dorp
Oil on canvas, 102 × 84 cm Signed lower left and monogrammed on the back
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Maurice Sys Ghent 1880 – 1972 Ryvissche Castle in Zwijnaarde
1900 Oil on canvas, 120 × 165 cm Signed and dated The Castle was the home of the grandmother of Maurice Maeterlinck. He spent a lot of his holidays there.
Maurice Sys Ghent 1880 – 1972 Ducklings on the Bank of the Leie
1908 Oil on canvas, 62.5 × 125.5 cm Signed lower right
Léon Spilliaert Ostend 1881 – 1946 Brussels Hofstraat, Ostend
1908 Gouache, watercolor, pastel on paper, 63 × 48.5 cm Signed and dated
Expo: Stranden en Blikken, Venetiaanse Gaanderijen Ostend, 14.12 – 16.02.2003 Brise d’Ostende: Léon Spilliaert en Ostend, Venetiaanse Gaanderijen Ostend, 3.6 – 17.9.2006 Ontmoetingen met Léon Spilliaert, Het Spilliaert Huis, Ostend, 6.05 – 9.10.2016
Gustave Vande Woestyne Ghent 1881 – 1947 Ukkel Catherine
ca. 1914 – 1918 Gouache, watercolor, pastel on paper, 46 × 38.5 cm Signed
Prov.: R. Hollat; Galerie Giroux, Bruxelles, 1928; H. Wauters Lit.: Sint-Martens-Latem, gezegend oord van de Vlaamse kunst, P. Haesaerts, Arcade, 1965, no. 736 Expo: Retrospectieve, Paleis voor Schone Kunsten Brussels, 1929; Galerie Apollo, Brussels, 1941; L’ecole de Laethem-Saint-Martin, Musées de l’Etat Luxembourg, 1948; Retrospectieve, Cultureel Centrum Mechelen, 1967
Walter Sauer Sint-Gilles 1889 – 1927 Algiers La Bigoudène
Mixed technique on paper, 84,5 × 68 cm Signed and monogrammed upper left
Anto Carte Mons 1886 – 1954 Ixelles Mother and Child with Rose
ca. 1930 Oil on canvas, 100 × 65 cm Signed lower left
Valerius de Saedeleer Aalst 1867 – 1941 Oudenaarde Farm on the Bank of the River Lys
1908 Oil on paper on panel, 90 × 179.5 cm Signed lower right, restorations
Prov.: Galerie G. Giroux Lit.: Sint-Martens-Latem, gezegend oord van de Vlaamse kunst, P. Haesaerts, Arcade,1965, no. 111 Expo: L’Art Flamand d’Ensor à Permeke, l’Union de Belgique à Paris, 29.05 – 20.06.1980 Hulde aan Valerius de Saedeleer, Museum Leon De Smet, Deurle, 18.03 – 8.04.1979
Valerius de Saedeleer Aalst 1867 – 1941 Oudenaarde Old Orchard in the snow
ca. 1925 Oil on paper, 86 × 96 cm Signed lower right
Prov.: Cornelis, Aalst Lit.: Sint-Martens-Latem, gezegend oord van de Vlaamse kunst, P. Haesaerts, Arcade,1965, no. 127; Valerius de Saedeleer, de tuin der afwezigen, P. Boyens, Lannoo, Tielt, 2006 Expo: Impact, 1902 Revisited, Stedelijke Musea Brugge Arenthuis, 22.02 – 30.06.2002; Retrospectieve: Valerius de Saedeleer, Museum van Deinze, 23/09 – 26/11/2006, no. 77
Valerius de Saedeleer Aalst 1867 – 1941 Oudenaarde Winter in Etikhove
ca. 1930 Oil on canvas, 44 × 81 cm Signed Prov.: Patrick Derom Gallery, Brussels
Constant Permeke Antwerp 1886 – 1952 Ostend First Snow
Oil on canvas laid on plywood, 44.5 × 60.5 cm Signed
Prov.: Roland Leten, Ghent
Frits Van den Berghe Ghent 1883 – 1939 The Pianist / René De Clercq on the Piano
1920 Oil on canvas, 100 × 78 cm Signed lower right
Prov. René De Clercq, Bussem; Galerie le Zodiaque, Bruxelles Lit.: Sint-Martens-Latem, gezegend oord van de Vlaamse kunst, P. Haesaerts, Arcade, 1965, no. 663; Frits van den Berghe: 1883–1939, P. Boyens, Antwerp, 1999, no. 213; Frits Van den Berghe, R. Hoozee, Gemeentekrediet, Gent 1983, no. 44 Expo: Amsterdam 1923, no 9; Bruselles 1961, no. 4; Frits Van den Berghe, MSK Gent 1983, no. 44; Zij waren in Laren…, singer museum laren nh, 26.11. 1989 – 21.01.1990, no. 6; Frits Van den Berghe, PMMK, Oostende, 1999–2000; De Passage, Vlaamse kunstenaars in Nederland 1914–1922, Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen, 20.05 – 22.09.2000 no. 58
Frits Van Den Berghe Ghent 1883 – 1939 The Bathers
1920 Oil on canvas, 101 × 91 cm Signed on lower right
Prov.: René De Clercq; E.J. and H. De Clercq, Brussels; Dr. J. Polus, Brussels Lit.: Sint-Martens-Latem, gezegend oord van de Vlaamse kunst, P. Haesaerts, Arcade, 1965, no. 658; E. Langui, 1968, p. 45; M. Eemans, 1981, p.156; cat. Laren 1994, 63, p.160; P. Boyens, Frits van den Berghe: 1883-1939, Antwerp, 1999, no. 237 Expo: Amsterdam, 1924, 56; Knokke, 1957, 9; Dendermonde, 1960, 1; Bruxelles 1961, 2; Bruxelles, Palais des Beaux Arts, 5.05 – 27.05.1962 , Frits Van den Berghe, no.12; Bruxelles, 1976-77, 127; Ostend 1978, 69; Ghent 1983, 39; Laren 17.11.1994 – 19.02.1995, Expressionisme in Nederland 1910-1930, 13 (ill.); Sint-Martens-Latem, 25.08 – 6.10.2002, Ballingschap en nieuwe vrijheid
Gustave De Smet Ghent 1877 – 1943 Deurle Peasant couple
1933 Oil on canvas, 100 × 120 cm Signed
Prov.: M. Pieters, Antwerp; Baron Lambert, Brussels Lit.: Les Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles Janvier 1935; E. Langui, Bruxelles, 1945; W. Vanbeselaere, Bruxelles, 1961; Catalogue Bruxelles 1978; Gust De Smet, P. Boyens, Antwerp, 1989; Expo: Kunst van Heden, Palais des Beaux-Arts Bruxelles, 28.4 – 21.5.1935; Retrospective Gustave De Smet, Palais des Beaux-Arts Bruxelles, 24.4 – 31.5.1936; In Memoriam Gustave De Smet, Gallery Apollo Bruxelles, 27/11-9/12/1943; De Arbeid in de Kunst, Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerp, 26.4 – 30.6.1952; Gustave De Smet Retrospectieve tentoonstelling, Museum voor Schone Kunsten; Antwerp, 1.7 – 3.9.1961; L’Art en Belgique 1880-1950, Hommage à L. & P. Haesaerts, Palais des Beaux-Arts; Bruxelles, 27.6 – 23.8.1978
Hubert Malfait Astene 1898 – 1971 Sint-Martens-Latem Back from the Field
1923 Oil on canvas, 100 × 120 cm Signed lower right
Lit.: Hubert Malfait in ‘Selection’ G. Marlier, Antwerp, 1924 De Nieuwe Generatie – Hubert Malfait in ‘Kunst’ A. Van Hoogenbemt, Ghent, 1934; Hubert Malfait, D. Peeters, Antwerp, 1978; Hubert Malfait, M. Duchâteau, Tielt-Amsterdam, 1979; Hubert Malfait-oeuvrecatalogus, P. Vanrobaeys, Tielt, 1986; Oer, de wortels van Vlaanderen, K. Van Cauteren, Lannoo, Tielt, 2017 Expo: Retrospective Hubert Malfait, mudel, 1973, Deinze; Retrospective Hubert Malfait” Museum for Fine Arts, 2004; Oer, de wortels van Vlaanderen Provinciaal Cultuurcentrum Caermersklooster, Ghent, 15.03 – 6.08.2017
Rik Wouters Mechelen 1882 – 1916 Amsterdam La Repasseuse
1912, cachet 921 Chinese ink on paper, 400 × 590 mm
Prov.: Hubert Malfait; Galerij Campo Antwerp Lit.: Oer, de wortels van Vlaanderen, K. Van Cauteren, Lannoo, Tielt, 2017 Expo: Oer, de wortels van Vlaanderen, Provinciaal Cultuurcentrum Caermersklooster, Ghent, 15.03 – 6.08.2017
Rik Wouters Mechelen 1882 – 1916 Amsterdam Le Camp sous la pluie / Study, street play [verso]
Charcoal on paper, 445 × 575 mm Stamp: Atelier de Rik Wouters
Prov.: A. Taevernier Lit.: Rik Wouters, R. Avermaete, Jacques Antoine, 1986 Expo: Belgische tekeningen van James Ensor tot heden, Musée national moderne, Paris & Palais des beaux-arts, 1961; Musée national d’art moderne, Paris, 1961
Rik Wouters Mechelen 1882 – 1916 Amsterdam Rayon de soleil sur paysage hollandais, (Amersfeld?) [verso]
Chinese ink on paper, 375 × 550 mm Stamp: De Dwaze Maagd, a contract number of Gallery G. Giroux
Prov.: A. Taevernier Lit.: Rik Wouters, R. Avermaete, Jacques Antoine, 1986 Expo: Ghent 1955; Belgische tekeningen van James Ensor tot heden, Musée national moderne, Paris & Palais des beaux-arts, 1961
Frits Vanden Berghe Ghent 1883 – 1939 Obsession [study for the painting Obsession (1919), featuring Gustave De Smet and his wife
after the death of their son] The Poor – farmer’s Wife by the Stove [verso]
1919 Charcoal on paper, 740 × 590 mm Signed
Prov.: Walter Schwarzenberg, Brussels; Giroux Brussels 1932; Dr. Berrewaerts, Brussels – Campo Antwerp 1982 Lit.: Frits van den Berghe, R. Hoozee, Gemeentekrediet, Ghent, 1983; Frits Vanden Berghe 1883 – 1939 P. Boyens, Pandora, Antwerp, 1999; Retrospectieve Frits Vanden Berghe, P. Boyens, G. Marquenie, PMMK, 1999; Een zeldzame weelde, P. Boyens, Ludion, Ghent, 2001 Expo: Retrospectieve Frits Vanden Berghe, MSK Ghent, 1983; Frits Vanden Berghe, Centraal Museum Utrecht, 1984; Tekeningen van Latemse Meesters, Latemse Kunstkring St-Martens-Latem, 1987; Tekeningen van Ensor tot Albert Van Dyck, Jacob Smits Museum Mol, 1988; Retrospectieve Frits Vanden Berghe, PMMK Ostend, 2000 – 2001; Een zeldzame weelde, M.D.D. Deurle, 2001; Pioniers van het Vlaams Expressionisme: Frits Vanden Berghe, Gustave De Smet en Constant Permeke, Groninger Museum, Groningen, 2004
Constant Permeke Antwerp 1886 – 1952 Ostend Farmer with Beet Wagon
1928 Lavis on paper, 49 × 56 cm Signed “aan dokter de Beir hartelijk toegenegen”
Prov.: P. Vanherpe, Kortrijk Lit.: Permeke, W. Van den Bussche, Mercatorfonds, Antwerp, 1986 Expo: Retrospectieve Permeke, PMMK Ostend, 1986/1987; Retrospectieve Constant Permeke, Kunstverein Hannover, 25.4 – 8.6.1987; Constant Permeke, Gallerie Civiche d’Arte Moderna, Ferrara, 26.6 – 4.10.1987, Groninger Museum Nederland; Aspecten van het Expressionisme in Vlaanderen tussen 1920–1940, BBL – Kortrijk, 7.06 - 20.6.1992; Fifty Shades of Flemish Art, Francis Maere Fine Arts Galley, Ghent, 22.04 – 6.08.2017
Paul Delvaux Antheit 1897 – 1994 Veurne Les Soeurs
1971 Chinese ink and lavis on paper, 120,5 × 70 cm Signed and dated P.DELVAUX FURNES, 22.9.71 Certified by La Fondation Paul Delvaux
Prov.: Galerie W. D’Huysser, Bruxelles Expo: Paul Delvaux, Galleria civica d’arte moderna palazzo dei diamanti, Comune di Ferrara, April – June 1986; Paul Delvaux: Das Geheimnis die Frau, Kunsthalle, Bielefeld, Germany, 2006
Georges Minne Ghent 1866 – 1941 Sint-Martens-Latem Melancholia
Carrare Marble, 54 × 39 × 29 cm Signed G Minne
Prov.: Leon Stevens – Boone, Ghent Lit.: George Minne, L. Van Puyvelde, Editions des Cahiers de Belgique, Bruxelles, 1930 Similar marbles: Karl Ernst Osthaus Museum, Hagen; Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts, Vienna; Collection Stoclet, Bruxelles (1929 Galerie Giroux)
George Minne Ghent 1866 – 1941 Sint-Martens-Latem L’homme à l’outre
1897 Original plaster, 69 × 42 cm Signed
Prov.: Priv. coll. Brussels; Richard Nagy Ltd., London; Priv. coll. Ghent
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