Alfred Jacques Verwee (1838 - 1895)

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Alfred Jacques Verwee

Alfred Jacques Verwee was a Belgian painter known for his depictions of animals, landscapes and seascapes. His first exhibition was in 1857, but he didn't achieve true recognition until 1863, when he had a show at the Brussels Salon, where he was awarded a gold medal. He became a founding member of the "Société Libre des Beaux-Arts", a group that was opposed to academicism in art. During this time, he began painting plein air to achieve a naturalistic style. From 1875 to 1880, he attempted to create a grand vision of the Flemish countryside. In 1876, he helped establish "La Chrysalide", a short-lived association that is considered a forerunner to "Les XX". Around 1880, he became fascinated with the area surrounding Knokke, and an informal artists' colony slowly took root there. At the time, he began alternating between landscape and animal painting, doing the landscapes plein air and posing the animals in his studio. He is generally considered to be Belgium's first great animal painter.
 

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:23 april 1838, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium
Date and place of death:14 september 1895, Schaerbeek, Belgium
Nationality:Belgium
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Animalist, Artist, Engraver, Landscape painter, Marine painter, Painter
Genre:Animalistic, Landscape painting, Marine art, Rural landscape
Art style:Realism
Technique:Engraving, Oil, Oil on canvas, Oil on panel

Creators Belgium

Hendrick van Steenwijk II (1580 - 1649)
Hendrick van Steenwijk II
1580 - 1649
Theodoor Rombouts (1597 - 1637)
Theodoor Rombouts
1597 - 1637
Peter van Dievoet (1661 - 1729)
Peter van Dievoet
1661 - 1729
Fernand Toussaint (1873 - 1956)
Fernand Toussaint
1873 - 1956
Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon (1739 - 1822)
Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon
1739 - 1822
Marcel Lempereur-Haut (1898 - 1986)
Marcel Lempereur-Haut
1898 - 1986
Wim Delvoye (1965)
Wim Delvoye
1965
Hendrik de Cort (1742 - 1810)
Hendrik de Cort
1742 - 1810
Adriaen de Grijef (1657 - 1715)
Adriaen de Grijef
1657 - 1715
Pieter van Lint (1609 - 1690)
Pieter van Lint
1609 - 1690
Jean-François Verheyden (1806 - 1889)
Jean-François Verheyden
1806 - 1889
Ferdinand Schirren (1872 - 1944)
Ferdinand Schirren
1872 - 1944
Casparis Haanen (1778 - 1849)
Casparis Haanen
1778 - 1849
Arthur Lismer (1885 - 1969)
Arthur Lismer
1885 - 1969
Marthe Donas (1885 - 1967)
Marthe Donas
1885 - 1967
Guiliam Gabron (1619 - 1678)
Guiliam Gabron
1619 - 1678

Creators Realism

Alexandre Isailoff (1869 - 1944)
Alexandre Isailoff
1869 - 1944
John Charlton (1849 - 1917)
John Charlton
1849 - 1917
Friedrich Paul Nerly (1842 - 1919)
Friedrich Paul Nerly
1842 - 1919
Vasily Dmitrievich Chegodar (1918 - 1989)
Vasily Dmitrievich Chegodar
1918 - 1989
Leopold Thieme (1880 - 1963)
Leopold Thieme
1880 - 1963
Maurice Bompard (1857 - 1935)
Maurice Bompard
1857 - 1935
Albert Gabriel Rigolot (1862 - 1932)
Albert Gabriel Rigolot
1862 - 1932
Guido Ricci (1836 - 1897)
Guido Ricci
1836 - 1897
Félix Buhot (1847 - 1898)
Félix Buhot
1847 - 1898
Anna Bacherini Piattoli (1720 - 1788)
Anna Bacherini Piattoli
1720 - 1788
Louis Tauzin (1842 - 1915)
Louis Tauzin
1842 - 1915
Gustav Reinhold (1798 - 1849)
Gustav Reinhold
1798 - 1849
Jan Peter Tripp (1945)
Jan Peter Tripp
1945
Georges Emmanuel Tartarat (XIX century - 1880)
Georges Emmanuel Tartarat
XIX century - 1880
Fritz Ebel (1835 - 1895)
Fritz Ebel
1835 - 1895
Louise Catherine Breslau (1856 - 1927)
Louise Catherine Breslau
1856 - 1927
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