About Gustave Van de Woestijne
Lived 1881 – 1947 (aged 65). Gustave Van de Woestijne was a Belgian painter and visual artist.
Gustave Van de Woestijne (; 2 August 1881 – 21 April 1947) was a Belgian expressionist painter.
He belonged to the so-called "First Group of Latem", a group of artists who worked in the rural village of Sint-Martens-Latem on the banks of the Lys, near Ghent. He was the brother of the Flemish poet Karel Van de Woestijne. He was buried in the Cemetery of Campo Santo.
Honours 1919 : Knight of the Order of Leopold.
Works by him in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp
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Who was Gustave Van de Woestijne?
Belgian painter (1881-1947)
When was Gustave Van de Woestijne born?
Gustave Van de Woestijne was born on 2 August 1881 in Ghent.
When did Gustave Van de Woestijne die?
Gustave Van de Woestijne died on 21 April 1947 in Uccle.
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Gustave Van de Woestijne was a painter and visual artist.
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Gustave Van de Woestijne was Belgian.
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