Verstraeten, a Belgian Neo-Impressionist, expressed in his work a profound love of nature. His work is said to be an ode to light. Verstraeten painted sun, rain, fog of his homeland often on a large scale. Fascinated with the interplay between light and air, he attempted to "reach the soul of light." The most significant exhibition of his paintings was the "22nd International Exhibition of Modern Paintings 1923" in the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh.
