Gustave Van de Woestijne

Gustave Van de Woestijne (Dutch: [vɑn də ʋuˈstɛinə]; 2 August 1881 – 21 April 1947) was a Belgian expressionist painter.

He belonged to the so-called "First Group of Latem", a group of artists who worked in the rural village of Sint-Martens-Latem on the banks of the Lys, near Ghent. 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.

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

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  The Blind Man, 1910
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  The Sleepers, 1918
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  Adrienne, 1921
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  The Liqueur Drinkers, 1922
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  Gaston and His Sister, 1923
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  Azure, 1928
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  Still life with Grapes, 1937
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  Christ Showing His Wounds, 1921
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  De twee lentes, 1910

Gallery

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  Laatste Avondmaal, Gustave van de Woestyne, 1927, Groeningemuseum, 0040054000.
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  Sunday afternoon in autumn in Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek
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  Boerin, ca. 1925, from The Phoebus Foundation collection.
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  The willful blind and the crippled who wants to teach a child to walk, circa 1917-18
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  Christ with a sword Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek
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  The bad murderer Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek
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  Mannenkop - Nandje Hooft - Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek
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  Eucharistic Christ Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek
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  The Slate of Latem Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek
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  The Porridge Eater (1911)