{"id":20501,"date":"2026-10-07T11:36:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/?post_type=agenda&#038;p=20501"},"modified":"2026-10-07T12:16:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T10:16:00","slug":"jean-brusselmans","status":"publish","type":"agenda","link":"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/en\/agenda\/jean-brusselmans\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean Brusselmans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Bozar turns its attention to Jean Brusselmans (1884\u20131953), a painter who approached everyday life with a distinctive sense of form and colour. Landscapes, village scenes and figures are pared back to clear planes, strong outlines and carefully constructed compositions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1755\" height=\"2000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jan-Brusselmans-Kerk-van-Dilbeek-1929-1755x2000.webp\" alt=\"Painting by Jean Brusselmans showing a village scene in Dilbeek, with houses, trees and a tall church tower beneath a cloudy sky.\" class=\"wp-image-20494 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jan-Brusselmans-Kerk-van-Dilbeek-1929-1755x2000.webp 1755w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jan-Brusselmans-Kerk-van-Dilbeek-1929-1053x1200.webp 1053w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jan-Brusselmans-Kerk-van-Dilbeek-1929-768x875.webp 768w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jan-Brusselmans-Kerk-van-Dilbeek-1929-1348x1536.webp 1348w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jan-Brusselmans-Kerk-van-Dilbeek-1929-1797x2048.webp 1797w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1755px) 100vw, 1755px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1755px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1755\/2000;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jean Brusselmans, <em>Church of Dilbeek<\/em>, 1929<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Two works from The Phoebus Foundation collection are included in the exhibition: <em>Church of Dilbeek<\/em> and <em>The Walk<\/em>, both from 1929. In <em>Church of Dilbeek<\/em>, Brusselmans constructs the village scene as a rhythmic interplay of fa\u00e7ades, rooftops, trees and the rising church tower. In <em>The Walk<\/em>, he brings figures and landscape together in a clear composition in which form and colour set the tone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1913\" height=\"2000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jean-Brusselmans-De-wandeling-ca.1929-1913x2000.webp\" alt=\"Painting by Jean Brusselmans showing a reclining woman and a standing man in a stylised landscape with trees, houses and fields\" class=\"wp-image-20495 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jean-Brusselmans-De-wandeling-ca.1929-1913x2000.webp 1913w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jean-Brusselmans-De-wandeling-ca.1929-1148x1200.webp 1148w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jean-Brusselmans-De-wandeling-ca.1929-768x803.webp 768w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jean-Brusselmans-De-wandeling-ca.1929-1469x1536.webp 1469w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jean-Brusselmans-De-wandeling-ca.1929-1959x2048.webp 1959w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1913px) 100vw, 1913px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1913px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1913\/2000;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jean Brusselmans, <em>The Walk<\/em>, <em>c<\/em>.1929<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">The <em>Jean Brusselmans<\/em> exhibition runs from 2 October 2026 to 31 January 2027 at Bozar in Brussels. More information and tickets via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bozar.be\/en\/calendar\/jean-brusselmans\">bozar.be.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bozar turns its attention to Jean Brusselmans (1884\u20131953), a painter who approached everyday life with a distinctive sense of form and colour. Landscapes, village scenes and figures are pared back to clear planes, strong outlines and carefully constructed compositions. Two works from The Phoebus Foundation collection are included in the exhibition: Church of Dilbeek and The Walk, both from 1929. In Church of Dilbeek, Brusselmans constructs the village scene as a rhythmic interplay of fa\u00e7ades, rooftops, trees and the rising church tower. In The Walk, he brings figures and landscape together in a clear composition in which form and colour set the tone. The Jean Brusselmans exhibition runs from 2 October 2026 to 31 January 2027 at Bozar in Brussels. 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