Major Influences on Schutz

Entry of Christ into Brussels (1888)

Schutz's artistic influences can be described as Post-Impressionist. Schutz has been referred to as:

The "Ensor on vacation in Tahiti with Gauguin."

James Ensor, a Belgium artist (1860 - 1949), was a major figure in the Belgian avant-garde of the late nineteenth century and an important precursor to the development of Expressionism in the early twentieth century. Ensor's look at modernity was through his innovative and allegorical use of light, his prominent use of satire, his deep interest in carnival and performance, and his own self-fashioning and use of masking, travesty, and role-playing.

(http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2009/ensor/#/intro/)