Jacobus Johannes Smits (Rotterdam, 1855 - Achterbos / Mol, 1928) was a Dutch-Flemish painter. Smits was so impressed by the Kempen that he settled permanently in Achterbos in 1888. He lived in poverty while working tirelessly on what he would later call "my simple work, poetic and real. He painted and drew many portraits.
Keywords
- Court métrage belge
Director
- Jos Jacobs
Documentaire, Court métrage
13min
DUTCH
Belgium
1955
Jacobus Johannes Smits (Rotterdam, 1855 - Achterbos / Mol, 1928) was a Dutch-Flemish painter. Smits was so impressed by the Kempen that he settled permanently in Achterbos in 1888. He lived in poverty while working tirelessly on what he would later call "my simple work, poetic and real. He painted and drew many portraits.
Jacobus Johannes Smits (Rotterdam, 1855 - Achterbos / Mol, 1928) was a Dutch-Flemish painter. Smits was so impressed by the Kempen that he settled permanently in Achterbos in 1888. He lived in poverty while working tirelessly on what he would later call "my simple work, poetic and real. He painted and drew many portraits.
Cast & Crew
Director
Jos Jacobs