Thaw in Ghent (Q21676106)

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genre: cityscape (Q1935974)
artist: Albert Baertsoen (Q2830938)
collection: Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) (Q2365880)
location: Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) (Q2365880)
material used: oil paint (Q296955) canvas (Q12321255)
depicts: Ghent (Q1296) boat (Q35872)
instance of: painting (Q3305213)
MSK Gent work PID: 1921-F
BALaT object ID: 104030

catalog URL: http://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1921-F

information from the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) catalog

description: 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:…

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