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A majority of his works depicted townscapes and landscapes with a melancholic feeling, often with a setting sun or a rising moon and typically set in autumn or winter. The landscapes are usually bare, skeletal and stylized, betraying the fact that he was a skilled etcher, but never detailed. Human or
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In 1883, Den Duyts contracted pneumonia, which degenerated into a chronic lung disease from which he suffered for the rest of his life. Feeling misunderstood in Ghent, he left in 1887 to settle in
Brussels. He continued to exhibit at the Triennial Salons of Ghent in both 1892 and 1895. In 1892 he was
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He was born in Ghent into an art-loving family, the son of draughtsman
Charles Den Duyts. His grandfather Frans Den Duyts was appointed in 1824 as Custodian of Collections of the (newly founded) Ghent University and in 1832 as Custodian of the Collection of Commemorative Medals and Antiquities of the
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Although his artistic talent was evident from a young age he was largely self-taught. He studied in the department of weaving at the
Nijverheidsschool (Industrial School) in Ghent where he received some drawing classes. Initially opting for a career in industry he decided at the age of 24 to become
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Den Duyts was also active as a designer of floats for historical parades. In the execution of such commissions from local administrations he started with antiquarian inquiries regarding the exactness of the costumes, folk customs and scenery. He took care of the complete organization of the part
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University. In that role he had published a book on old coins and commemorative medals which he illustrated with lithographs designed by his son
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