Gustave De Smet

Gustave De Smet (Belgian, 1877–1943) has 32 public-domain artworks in the Archive Lane archive, each available as a digital download or a made-to-order print.

Gustave Franciscus De Smet, also known as Gustaaf De Smet and Gust De Smet was a Belgian painter and printmaker. Together with Constant Permeke and Frits Van den Berghe, he was one of the founders of Flemish Expressionism. The works of the Flemish expressionists bear a stylistic relationship to German expressionism through their use of distorted forms, coloration and dynamic compositions or show cubist elements in their sense of balance, synthesis and construction. Before the World War I, these artists had been part of the second group of the Latem School, a loose group of artists working at various times in the rural Lys river area around Sint-Martens-Latem, south of Ghent. They aimed to innovate Belgian art by turning away from bourgeois art and drawing inspiration from nature or the live of workers and farmers. Key members of the group fled Belgium at the start of World War I to countries where they were exposed to latest Modernist art trends. De Smet fled to the Netherlands, where his development of an expressionist idiom was influenced by the Bergen School, the first expressionist art movement in the Netherlands as well as the German expressionists.

At a glance

Most of Gustave De Smet's work on the site falls under Landscape (18), Illustration (16), Figurative (11).

By movement, it's catalogued as Expressionism (32), Art Deco (29).

Culture: Belgian (61).

By orientation: 28 landscape, 31 portrait, 2 square.

Dated work in this group ranges from 1906 to 1942.

Prints of these artworks

As well as a free preview and digital download, each of these 32 artworks can be ordered printed, rolled or framed, made to order and shipped locally from $21.99.

Sizes and framing

Sizes are listed in inches and centimetres, with up to 26 sizes available depending on the print type, from small desk pieces up to large statement pieces. A size that doesn't match this artwork's own proportions is centred and trimmed to fit, and each print type's page states exactly how much of the image that removes.

Framed Canvas and Framed Print orders are available in 8 frame colours (Black, White, Natural, Gold, Walnut, Silver, Dark Grey, Light Grey); Canvas and Rolled Canvas have no frame and no glass.

Frequently asked questions

How many Gustave De Smet artworks does Archive Lane have?

32 public-domain artworks by Gustave De Smet are catalogued on Archive Lane, each available as a free preview, a digital download, or a made-to-order print.

What nationality was Gustave De Smet?

Gustave De Smet is catalogued as Belgian (born 1877, died 1943).

Can I download these as digital files?

Yes, every artwork can be previewed for free and downloaded as the original high-resolution file with a one-off purchase or a membership.

Can these be printed and framed?

Yes, any artwork here can be ordered as a Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print, made to order and shipped locally.

Are these artworks copyright-free?

Yes. Every artwork on Archive Lane is in the public domain, meaning the original copyright has expired, so it can be reproduced and sold as a print without a licence from the artist's estate.

Can I narrow these results further?

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