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Jan de Smedt

48 works

Jan de Smedt (1905-1954) was a painter and sculptor from Belgium. Read more

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Painting of a woman in a red dress reading an open book beside a bright window in a dark room.

In front of the window

Painting of a woman with short dark hair in an orange top and dark skirt, arms folded, looking to the side.

Aline

1938

Painting of a nude woman seen from behind, arms raised to her hair, reflected in a mirror against a dark interior.

In front of the mirror

1941

Painting of a woman with dark hair in a brown jacket reading a green book in an armchair, olive wall behind her.

Reading woman

1941

Painted self-portrait of a man with round glasses, dark hair and white collar against a brown background.

Self-portrait with white shirt collar

1937

Still life painting of pink, purple and white asters in a striped white jug on a reddish table against a dark background.

Asters

Dark painting of a turbulent sea under heavy storm clouds, with white foam on breaking waves in the foreground.

Wave action

1947

Painting of a cluttered domestic interior with a fireplace, globe, draped table, fruit bowl, and writing desk.

Interior with cradle

1942

Oil portrait of a young boy in a wide-brimmed dark hat and grey jacket against a dark brown background.

Raf with cowboy hat

Oil portrait of a dark-haired woman in a blue collared blouse, leaning forward with arm resting, signed Jan de Smedt 1941.

Camilla in Parmesan blue

1941

Portrait of a man

1931

Charcoal drawing of a mother and child embracing, faces close together, with a handwritten dedication and date below.

Mother and child

Charcoal drawing of a woman in a headscarf watching a child bent over an open book on a table.

Maternal concern

Charcoal self-portrait of a man in round glasses, head turned in three-quarter view against a dark background.

Self-portrait

Pencil sketch of a narrow cobbled street with rows of houses, awnings, and small pedestrians walking toward the distance.

Onze-Lieve-Vrouwstraat

Travel in the living room

Charcoal sketch of a woman in a headscarf leaning toward a seated man at a table, with a dark hatched background.

Maternal advice

Charcoal drawing of a seated nude figure seen from behind, with loose shading and a dark background.

Leisure

Pencil sketch of a seated boy with lowered eyes, one hand on his knee, signed Smedt and dated 1950.

Boy with globe

Charcoal drawing of a young child seated behind a tray, signed Jan de Smedt and dated '42.

Raf in armchair I

Charcoal drawing of a seated female nude with arms raised behind her head, with faint figure sketches at the sides.

Academy model

Charcoal drawing of a young boy in a sweater, head tilted down, shaded softly on pale paper.

Raf with sweater

Charcoal sketch of a boy absorbed in playing with a box of building blocks at a table beside a carved chair.

Raf playing with block set

Charcoal portrait of an elderly woman in a headwrap, looking down to the left, signed Jan De Smedt, 1937.

My mother

Charcoal drawing of a standing male nude seen from behind, head bowed, on tan paper.

Hesitation

Pencil drawing of an interior with a fireplace, armchair, wooden table and hanging chandelier, signed Jan de Smedt.

The blue salon with globe on table

Charcoal sketch of a seated young child with a light scarf, turned toward the viewer, signed Jan de Smedt and dated 1932.

Raf in armchair II

Camilla with tiara

Charcoal drawing of a nude man standing and pulling a rope diagonally, signed Jan de Smedt and dated 1933.

The puller I

Charcoal drawing of a boy bent over his homework on a bed in a room with a telephone and a wooden cabinet.

The homework

Charcoal drawing of a seated nude man seen from behind, head bowed, on a bench against dark hatched shading.

Nude from the back

Charcoal drawing of an art academy studio with students at easels around a standing model.

Academy class

Jan de Smedt (1905-1954) was a painter and sculptor from Belgium. Jan de Smedt was born and died in Mechelen. Browse 48 works by Jan de Smedt from one museum, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata