Gustave Van de Woestijne

Gustave Van de Woestijne (unknown), Belgian, Gustave Van de Woestijne is a Belgian artist, an enigmatic figure in the world of art. Very little reliable biographical information is available, and much of their creative journey remains lost to time.
Their surviving works speak in quiet tones — suggestive, poetic, and shrouded in mystery.
  • Portrait of Fabrice Polderman (1919)

    Portrait of Fabrice Polderman (1919)

    Gustave Van de Woestijne (Belgian, unknown)

    A man’s face emerges from shadow, his gaze distant yet piercing. The muted tones and sharp lines lend an air of quiet intensity, as if caught between thought and speech. There’s something unresolved in his expression—neither melancholy nor defiance, but something unspoken lingering beneath the surface.