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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 26, 2020 | De Vuyst | Lokeren | Contemporary, modern and old masters | 116 | $****** - ****** | View of the Thames |
paintings
75.5 x 101.5 cm (29.72 x 39.96 in)
Oil on canvas
Signed "Léon De Smet / 1915" - Exhibition label on the reverse
coll. George Bernard Shaw, London coll. François Thoun, Brussels
Art belge, Londres" The distinguished Belgian painter - Léon De Smet London 1915, a busy day at Waterloo Bridge: a pleasant bustle fills the sidewalks and traffic lines the streets. One can almost hear the circulation and feel the movement in this play of vibrating keys and swipes. De Smet more often chooses to observe and display his street scenes from above. Even during his stay in England, he remains faithful to his impressionist style. This is in contrast to his Latem friends Permeke, Frits Van den Berghe, Gustave De Smet and Albert Servaes who took the path to expressionism. De Smet was an esthete who always orchestrated his palette with care, taste and a refined sense of color. When the First World War broke out, Léon De Smet and his family managed to catch the last boat in Ostend and reach England. Here his artistic style was particularly well received and with an obvious ease he penetrated into the circles of high society. He was referred to as “The distinguished Belgian painter. (…) He believes in brightness and you walk into an effulgence of reds, blues, yellows and other primary colors, which dazzle you long after you leave the room.” Despite the appreciation De Smet enjoyed in London, and the chance of an even greater success, he decided in 1923 to leave the city and return to Belgium. Homesickness made his heart long.
De Smet Léon (1881 - 1966) Belgium - View of the Thames (1915)
Oil on canvas
Signed "Léon De Smet / 1915" - Exhibition label on the reverse
Dimensions: 75,5 x 101,5 cm
