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Rik Wouters

1882–1916 · Belgian

Born
1882 · Mechelen
Died
1916 · Amsterdam

29 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Hendrik Emil (Rik) Wouters was a Belgian painter, sculptor, and draughtsman. A sculptor, painter, draughtsman, and etcher of typically fauvist style, his art resembled the works of Henri Matisse, Paul Cézanne, and André Derain.

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Hendrik Emil (Rik) Wouters (21 August 1882 – 11 July 1916) was a Belgian painter, sculptor and draughtsman. Wouters produced 200 paintings, drawings and sculptures in his 34 years before his illness-caused death. He died partway through the First World War on 11 July 1916 in Amsterdam. A sculptor, painter, draughtsman and etcher of typically fauvist style, Wouters' art resembled the works of artists including Henri Matisse, Paul Cézanne and André Derain – the "forefathers" of Fauvism. Rik Wouters' art, according to Adams (2018), reflects themes of "warmth and tenderness", his paintings characterised by an array of colours and brush strokes, frequently leaving unpainted canvas to increase this effect. Often depicting his muse-wife, Hélène, Wouters disregarded hidden symbolic inferences within his art in favour of a more "simplistic and genuine" style, distancing himself from mainstream artists. Wouters was educated in fine arts academies in Mechelen and Brussels, however his works usually slightly differ stylistically from other Fauvist artists. Wouters is known primarily for his sculptures and paintings including 'Lady in blue' (1914), 'Self-portrait with cigar' (1914) and Chrysanthèmes (1915).

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Selected from 29 works by Rik Wouters in the Collect24 Registry.

Rik Wouters, Portrait of Nel

Rik Wouters

Portrait of Nel, 1912

oil on canvas

128 × 76 × 5 cm

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

C24-145849

Rik Wouters, The Red Curtains

Rik Wouters

The Red Curtains, 1913

oil on canvas

100 × 80.3 cm

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

C24-145845

Rik Wouters, Chrysanths

Rik Wouters

Chrysanths, 1915

oil on canvas

69 × 90.3 × 2.3 cm

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

C24-145841

Rik Wouters, Haddock

Rik Wouters

Haddock, 1916

oil on cardboard

68.5 × 81.5 cm

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

C24-144889

Rik Wouters, Self Portrait in a Green Hat

Rik Wouters

Self Portrait in a Green Hat, 1915

oil on canvas, marouflage on cardboard

41.5 × 37.5 cm

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

C24-144888

Rik Wouters, The Old Walnut Tree B

Rik Wouters

The Old Walnut Tree B, 1912

oil on canvas

52.5 × 64.5 cm

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

C24-144887

Rik Wouters, Woman Reading

Rik Wouters

Woman Reading, 1913

oil on canvas, marouflage on panel

62 × 51 × 7 cm

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

C24-144886

Rik Wouters, Self Portrait in Black Hat

Rik Wouters

Self Portrait in Black Hat, 1908

oil on canvas

48.3 × 39 cm

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

C24-144883

Rik Wouters, White Façades and Garden at Bosvoorde

Rik Wouters

White Façades and Garden at Bosvoorde, 1907

oil on canvas, marouflage on panel

34.2 × 37 cm

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

C24-144882

Rik Wouters, The Red House, Late Snow

Rik Wouters

The Red House, Late Snow, 1907-1908

oil on canvas

40 × 46.5 cm

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

C24-144885

Rik Wouters, Nude Study

Rik Wouters

Nude Study, 1912

oil on canvas

100 × 79 cm

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

C24-144884

Rik Wouters, Self Portrait with Black Eye Patch

Rik Wouters

Self Portrait with Black Eye Patch, 1915

oil on canvas

102 × 85 cm

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

C24-144876

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