The Roots of a Flemish Painter Born in 1895, Jules De Sutter grew up within a poor working-class family. His early years were shaped by the realities of a modest upbringing, yet he found his way toward the canvas through determination. During the First World War, he attended evening courses at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, seeking a path through the darkness of the era. His early brushwork leaned toward the impressionist and fauvist styles, capturing the world through a lens of light and color before his vision began to shift toward something more structured and intense. By the 192…