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Gustave Franciscus
de Smet

Belgium • 1877−1943

Biography and information

Together with Constant Permeke and Fritz Van den Berge, he was one of the founders of Flemish Expressionism.
The author's mixture of expressionism and cubism reached its peak in a series of works depicting circus, fair and village scenes.