Gustave
De Smet
A Pioneer of Flemish Expressionism Gustave De Smet was a Belgian painter and printmaker who emerged as a central figure in the development of Flemish Expressionism. Born in Ghent, he was the son of a decorative painter and photographer. His early years involved assisting his …
A portrait built from Gustave De Smet's own colours
Every 42 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.