The Painter, Ramah, 1922 (Q21679899)

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artist: Ramah (Q2471652)
collection: Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) (Q2365880) Collectie Vlaamse Gemeenschap (Q2173225)
location: Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) (Q2365880)
material used: oil paint (Q296955) canvas (Q12321255)
instance of: painting (Q3305213)
MSK Gent work PID: 1960-G

catalog URL: http://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1960-G

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

description: Ramah, the pseudonym of Henri Raemacker, was self-taught. Before WWI he was mainly influenced by Rik Wouters. After 1916 Ramah focused increasingly on design rather than on colour. We see this very clearly in The Painter, one of his most mature works of the twenties. The scene is set in a southern…

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