Arthur Warocqué (1835 - 1880)
1835-01-11Mariemont, Belgium1880-04-08Brussels, Belgium
Arthur Warocqué
Arthur Warocqué was a Belgian industrialist, philanthropist, politician and artist.
He was the managing director of the coal mining companies Charbonnages de Mariemont and Bascoup, a member of the Belgian House of Representatives, and a collector.
Warocqué also had a passion for painting, studying under the Belgian illustrator Paul Lauters (1806-1876). While traveling through Scandinavia as a young man, Warocqué captured views of Sweden, Norway, and Lapland, from which he published a series of prints.
Date and place of birt: | 11 january 1835, Mariemont, Belgium |
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Date and place of death: | 8 april 1880, Brussels, Belgium |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Politician |
Genre: | Landscape painting |
Art style: | Romanticism |