1925: landmark moment in Belgian art history In the summer of 1924, the death of Emile Claus marked the end of a prolific career and of Belgian Impressionism. The influence of the pioneer of luminism lived on in the work of Valerius De Saedeleer, Léon De Smet, Maurice Sys and Albert Saverys, among others. At the same time, the first exhibition of the Laethemsche Kunstenaarskolonie took place in Gustave Van de Woestyne's former studio in Sint-Martens-Latem. Around 1925, the Belgian art world was reorienting itself towards modern movements such as expressionism and surrealism. Modernity in Flemish figurative art was championed by protagonists such as Constant Permeke, Gustave De Smet and Frits Van den Berghe. Sint-Martens-Latem and the Leie region served as the cradle of this artistic revolution and led to a flourishing art scene far beyond the country's borders...
2025 marks the great success of the public lover and his retrospective exhibition ‘Emile Claus. Prince of Luminism' at MuDeL (2024-2025). Gallery Oscar De Vos will offer some masterpieces from this exhibition during BRAFA 2025.
Other masterpieces presented:
Gustave Van de Woestyne's rare Source Garden
George Minne – L’Extase maternelle or Mother and child (1923)
Frits Van den Berghe - The Waiting or The Expectation (1925)
Gustave De Smet (1877-1943) The caravan (1925)