Edgard Tytgat moved with ease through the currents of modern art, yet followed only one compass in the end: his own imagination. In his work, expressionism lingers not as a manifesto, but as an undertone. With a sure instinct for colour and form, he created a world in which reality gently falters and fantasy has the final say.

In this episode of Phoebus Focus, Tytgat expert Luc Van Cauteren guides us through the artist’s career, themes and key works. He carefully situates Tytgat’s oeuvre within the broader fabric of art history, revealing where it unsettles, where it shines, and where it continues to resonate.