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

Léopold Leclercq (1911 - 1977)
Léopold Leclercq
1911 - 1977
Jan August Hendrik Leys (1815 - 1869)
Jan August Hendrik Leys
1815 - 1869
Edouard de Jans (1855 - 1919)
Edouard de Jans
1855 - 1919
Médard Tytgat (1871 - 1948)
Médard Tytgat
1871 - 1948
Valerius de Sadeler (1867 - 1941)
Valerius de Sadeler
1867 - 1941
Walter Vaes (1882 - 1958)
Walter Vaes
1882 - 1958
Georges-Léon-Ernest Buysse (1864 - 1916)
Georges-Léon-Ernest Buysse
1864 - 1916
Peter van Dievoet (1661 - 1729)
Peter van Dievoet
1661 - 1729
Albert Baertsoen (1866 - 1922)
Albert Baertsoen
1866 - 1922
Joseph Stallaert (1825 - 1903)
Joseph Stallaert
1825 - 1903
Carlos de Aes (1829 - 1898)
Carlos de Aes
1829 - 1898
Hendrik Frans van Lint (1684 - 1763)
Hendrik Frans van Lint
1684 - 1763
Bartholomäus Spranger (1546 - 1611)
Bartholomäus Spranger
1546 - 1611
Gillis van Coninxloo II (1544 - 1606)
Gillis van Coninxloo II
1544 - 1606
Andries Cornelis Lens (1739 - 1822)
Andries Cornelis Lens
1739 - 1822
Henry Luyten (1859 - 1945)
Henry Luyten
1859 - 1945

Creators Realism

Henri-Joseph Harpignies (1819 - 1916)
Henri-Joseph Harpignies
1819 - 1916
Honore Daumier (1808 - 1879)
Honore Daumier
1808 - 1879
 Helene Schjerfbeckin (1862 - 1946)
Helene Schjerfbeckin
1862 - 1946
John Robinson Tait (1834 - 1909)
John Robinson Tait
1834 - 1909
Victor Guerrier (1893 - 1968)
Victor Guerrier
1893 - 1968
Darren Almond (1971)
Darren Almond
1971
Cristobal Piza Ensenyat (1850 - 1936)
Cristobal Piza Ensenyat
1850 - 1936
Kurt Meyer-Eberhardt (1895 - 1977)
Kurt Meyer-Eberhardt
1895 - 1977
Marie Jules Justin (1847 - 1891)
Marie Jules Justin
1847 - 1891
Daniel Fohr (1801 - 1862)
Daniel Fohr
1801 - 1862
Johann Heinrich Hasselhorst (1825 - 1904)
Johann Heinrich Hasselhorst
1825 - 1904
Josef Wolf (1820 - 1899)
Josef Wolf
1820 - 1899
Günther Gensler (1803 - 1884)
Günther Gensler
1803 - 1884
Dmitry Vladimirovich Gorlov (1899 - 1988)
Dmitry Vladimirovich Gorlov
1899 - 1988
Anna Gottburgsen (1896 - 1988)
Anna Gottburgsen
1896 - 1988
Heinrich Franz Carl Billotte (1801 - 1892)
Heinrich Franz Carl Billotte
1801 - 1892