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

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Jules van Imschoot (1821 - 1884)
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Emile van Doren (1865 - 1949)
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Jean-Joseph Delvin (1853 - 1922)
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Juan Flandes (1460 - 1519)
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Berthe Constance Ursule Art (1857 - 1934)
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Jacob van Hulsdonck (1582 - 1647)
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Jan Mandijn (1500 - 1560)
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Pieter van Lint (1609 - 1690)
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Fernand Toussaint (1873 - 1956)
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Emile Edwin Ganz (1871 - 1948)
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Ferdinand van Kessel II (1648 - 1696)
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Luc Tuymans (1958)
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Rodolphe Paul Marie Wytsman (1860 - 1927)
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Creators Realism

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Luis Mu (1857 - 1945)
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Irma Rothstein (1906 - 1971)
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Frank Duveneck (1848 - 1919)
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Jan Verhas (1834 - 1896)
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Oscar Rex (1857 - 1929)
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B. Speer (1871 - 1917)
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Frauke Gloyer (1961)
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Ludwig Johann Passini (1832 - 1903)
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Philippe Rousseau (1816 - 1887)
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Ivan Tišov (1870 - 1928)
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Aloïs de Laet (1866 - 1949)
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Nicolaas Johannes Roosenboom (1805 - 1880)
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1805 - 1880
Madeleine Carpentier (1865 - 1949)
Madeleine Carpentier
1865 - 1949
Wilhelm von Diez (1839 - 1907)
Wilhelm von Diez
1839 - 1907
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