Lempertz · Lot 119
Village Flamand
Oil on canvas
Original catalogue wording
Village Flamand
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2022-06-02
Published result : 3024 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 3000
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Léon de Smet
Documented citizenships : Belgium
Léon de Smet (1881–1966), Gustave’s younger brother, studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. He subsequently shared a studio with young artists including Frits Van den Berghe and Albert Servaes. Settling in the Sint-Martens-Latem area from 1906, he developed paintings concerned with light, landscape and the intimacy of domestic interiors.
The First World War took him to Britain. In London he moved among writers and artists and held a solo exhibition at the Leicester Gallery in 1917. His portraits contributed to his recognition within this milieu. Returning to Belgium, he settled in Deurle in 1930 while maintaining his personal Impressionist approach. Ghent’s Museum of Fine Arts dedicated an exhibition to him in 1953, followed by another in Deinze in 1966.
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Lempertz · Lot 120
Flusslandschaft
Oil on canvas
Original catalogue wording
Flusslandschaft
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2022-06-02
Published result : 6930 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 6000
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Lempertz · Lot 122
Birken und Rotbuche
Oil on canvas
Original catalogue wording
Birken und Rotbuche
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2022-06-02
Published result : 8820 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 5000
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Lempertz · Lot 123
Blühende Bäume (Obstbaumwiese)
Oil on canvas
Original catalogue wording
Blühende Bäume (Obstbaumwiese)
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2022-06-02
Published result : 8820 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 5000
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