René Guiette (Belgian, 1893-1976)

René Guiette began painting in 1919 with his style developing and transforming from expressionism to cubism and post-cubism. In his late period, he develops an individual Eastern-inspired abstraction, no doubt drawing on ideas he took up during his studies in Oriental philosophy. The 'artist' and the 'intellectual' are deeply intertwined within René Guiette, making him one of the most interesting figures on the 20th-century Belgian art scene.