{"id":9039,"date":"2023-05-22T10:53:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T08:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/beleef\/frits-van-den-berghe\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T15:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T14:57:10","slug":"frits-van-den-berghe","status":"publish","type":"beleef","link":"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/en\/beleef\/frits-van-den-berghe\/","title":{"rendered":"Frits Van den Berghe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Koen Fillet and art historian Peter J.H. Pauwels<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this <em>Phoebus Focus<\/em> episode, we take a closer look at the oeuvre of Frits Van den Berghe. Based on the <em>Coming Home. Flemish Art 1880-1930<\/em> publication, art historian Peter J.H. Pauwels highlights the artist&#8217;s strikingly personal and, at the same time, challenging style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Episode 18: Frits Van den Berghe - Peter J.H. Pauwels\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/5y3wWyh2ESkaZO6c8yfixc?si=7vmwPrKxSOSo79KXePjQnw&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1369\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1_0_0_72_RGB-15-1369x2000.jpg\" alt=\"Frits Van den Berghe, Little Girl in the Garden, 1909. impressionist painting of a young girl in a red dress standing on a garden path among grass and trees, rendered with soft brushstrokes and a dreamlike atmosphere.\" class=\"wp-image-9018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1_0_0_72_RGB-15-1369x2000.jpg 1369w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1_0_0_72_RGB-15-821x1200.jpg 821w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1_0_0_72_RGB-15-768x1122.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1_0_0_72_RGB-15-1051x1536.jpg 1051w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1_0_0_72_RGB-15-1402x2048.jpg 1402w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1_0_0_72_RGB-15-scaled.jpg 1752w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1369px) 100vw, 1369px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frits Van den Berghe,&nbsp;<em>Little girl in the garden<\/em>, 1909<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1593\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1_0_0_72_RGB-17-1593x2000.jpg\" alt=\"Frits Van den Berghe, The Awakening Dream, 1926. Expressionist painting featuring distorted figures in an unsettling, dreamlike scene, with a seated man surrounded by nude and masked characters, rendered in warm, earthy tones and angular forms.\" class=\"wp-image-9021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1_0_0_72_RGB-17-1593x2000.jpg 1593w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1_0_0_72_RGB-17-956x1200.jpg 956w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1_0_0_72_RGB-17-768x964.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1_0_0_72_RGB-17-1224x1536.jpg 1224w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1_0_0_72_RGB-17-1632x2048.jpg 1632w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1_0_0_72_RGB-17-scaled.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1593px) 100vw, 1593px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frits Van den Berghe, <i>The awakening dream<\/i>, 1926<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1697\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4559-_-1-1697x2000.jpg\" alt=\"Frits Van den Berghe, The Sun Painter, 1921. Expressionist painting with strongly simplified, monumental figures in motion, composed of dark planes and warm earthy tones, where light and shadow create a dramatic sense of tension.\" class=\"wp-image-9025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4559-_-1-1697x2000.jpg 1697w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4559-_-1-1018x1200.jpg 1018w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4559-_-1-768x905.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4559-_-1-1303x1536.jpg 1303w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4559-_-1-1738x2048.jpg 1738w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1697px) 100vw, 1697px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frits Van den Berghe,&nbsp;<em>The Sun Painter<\/em>, 1921<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to know more? Order the accompanying <a href=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/en\/shop\/coming-home-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">publication<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/en\/shop\/coming-home-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Orer <em>Coming Home<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Koen Fillet and art historian Peter J.H. Pauwels In this Phoebus Focus episode, we take a closer look at the oeuvre of Frits Van den Berghe. Based on the Coming Home. Flemish Art 1880-1930 publication, art historian Peter J.H. Pauwels highlights the artist&#8217;s strikingly personal and, at the same time, challenging style. Want to know more? 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