10 Works, Today January 5th is Theodoor Verstraete’s day, #005
Jan 6, 2021
High tide, c. 1851–1907
Oil on canvas
Height: 66.5 cm (26.1 in); Width: 80.5 cm (31.6 in)
Administration communale Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Theodoor Verstraete, also spelled Theodor Verstraete and Théodore Verstraete (5 January 1850–8 January 1907) was a Belgian Realist painter and printmaker who is known for his landscapes depicting life in the countryside as well as his paintings of the Belgian coastal landscape. He has been called the ‘poet of rural life’ who depicted the humble life of the people in the countryside with empathy…