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Artist: Modest Huys
Harvest Time - Post Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Modest Huys
Harvest Time - Post Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Modest Huys

Harvest Time - Post Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Modest Huys

By Modest Huys

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed, titled and dated oil on canvas figures in landscape by Belgian post impressionist painter Modest Huys. This stunning piece depicts of workers harvesting a field on a late sum...

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1910s Pointillist Modest Huys Art

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Canvas, Oil

Loading Flax on the Barges - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Modest Huys
Loading Flax on the Barges - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Modest Huys

Loading Flax on the Barges - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Modest Huys

By Modest Huys

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed divisionist landscape oil on canvas by Belgian post impressionist painter Modest Huys. This stunning piece depicts workers on the bank of a river loading flax onto barges. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Framed: 23"x27" Unframed: 15"x19" Provenance: Private collection - Belgium Modest Huys (25 October 1874, in Zulte – 30 January 1932, in Zulte) was a Flemish impressionist and luminist painter, who is regarded as one of the greatest Belgian painters of the 20th century. From a young age, Modest Huys worked in his father's painting and decorating business and later studied at the "Gentse Nijverheidschool" (Ghent Industrial School). In 1891 or 1892, he came into contact with Emile Claus, who encouraged his artistic inclinations. In 1900, he enrolled at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts where his teachers were Eugène Joors and Frans Van Leemputten but he never completed his studies. It was about this time that he became lifelong friends with the author Stijn Streuvels. In 1902, he debuted at the Sint-Lucasgilde in Kortrijk and began to exhibit more widely. He spent time in Meetjesland, painting landscapes. From 1905, he participated in the exhibitions of Vie et Lumière...

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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Modest Huys Art

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Canvas, Oil

La Grande Parc a Oudenaarde - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Modest Huys
La Grande Parc a Oudenaarde - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Modest Huys

La Grande Parc a Oudenaarde - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Modest Huys

By Modest Huys

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed oil on canvas landscape by Belgian post impressionist painter Modest Huys. This stunning piece depicts a view of The Great Park in Oudenaarde, Belgium. Couples can be seen enjoying the park through gaps in the tall trees. A wonderful piece in the artist's unique style. Signature: Signed lower right and inscribed verso Dimensions: Framed: 28.5"x35" Unframed: 21.5"x28" Provenance: Exhibited : The Royal Scottish Academy under the section for "Distinguished Foreigners" in 1914 (original acceptance letter verso) Modest Huys (25 October 1874, in Zulte – 30 January 1932, in Zulte) was a Flemish impressionist and luminist painter, who is regarded as one of the greatest Belgian painters of the 20th century. From a young age, Modest Huys worked in his father's painting and decorating business and later studied at the "Gentse Nijverheidschool" (Ghent Industrial School). In 1891 or 1892, he came into contact with Emile Claus, who encouraged his artistic inclinations. In 1900, he enrolled at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts where his teachers were Eugène Joors and Frans Van Leemputten but he never completed his studies. It was about this time that he became lifelong friends with the author Stijn Streuvels. In 1902, he debuted at the Sint-Lucasgilde in Kortrijk and began to exhibit more widely. He spent time in Meetjesland, painting landscapes. From 1905, he participated in the exhibitions of Vie et Lumière...

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1910s Post-Impressionist Modest Huys Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Harvest
The Harvest

The Harvest

By Modest Huys

Located in London, GB

Farmhands working in a field on a hot summer's day. Building on iconic depictions of farmworkers by Millet, Huys sought to imbue his figures with a sensitivity and reverence that ...

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20th Century Post-Impressionist Modest Huys Art

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Canvas, Oil

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