Frans Hens (1856 - 1928) - photo 1

Frans Hens

Frans / Franz Hens was a Belgian post-impressionist painter, draftsman and printmaker. He was one of the first European artists to paint in Sub-Saharan Africa. He was a member of several artists' associations, including Pour l'Art and Weest U Zelve (Be Yourself) and was a founding member of De XIII and Kunst van Heden (Art of Today). From 1919 to 1923, he was a teacher at the Royal Academy. Despite the prominence given to his African paintings, most of his work was focused on the Belgian coast, with ships as a recurring theme. 

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:1 august 1856, Antwerp, Belgium
Date and place of death:11 may 1928, Antwerp, Belgium
Nationality:Belgium
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Designer, Draftsman, Engraver, Graphic artist, Painter
Genre:Landscape painting, Marine art, Rural landscape
Art style:Post-Impressionism, Realism
Technique:Engraving, Hand graphic, Oil, Oil on canvas, Watercolor

Creators Belgium

Alfred Holler (1888 - 1954)
Alfred Holler
1888 - 1954
Rik Wouters (1882 - 1916)
Rik Wouters
1882 - 1916
Gillis van Coninxloo II (1544 - 1606)
Gillis van Coninxloo II
1544 - 1606
Philippe de Champaigne (1602 - 1674)
Philippe de Champaigne
1602 - 1674
Marcel Lempereur-Haut (1898 - 1986)
Marcel Lempereur-Haut
1898 - 1986
Pieter van Avont (1600 - 1652)
Pieter van Avont
1600 - 1652
Leonid Frechkop (1897 - 1982)
Leonid Frechkop
1897 - 1982
Jan Vercuysse (1948 - 2018)
Jan Vercuysse
1948 - 2018
Serge Vandercam (1924 - 2005)
Serge Vandercam
1924 - 2005
Emile van Doren (1865 - 1949)
Emile van Doren
1865 - 1949
Chris Miseur (1953)
Chris Miseur
1953
Edmond Paul Marie Verstraeten (1870 - 1956)
Edmond Paul Marie Verstraeten
1870 - 1956
Claire Colinet (1880 - 1950)
Claire Colinet
1880 - 1950
Ignatius van der Stock (1635 - 1664)
Ignatius van der Stock
1635 - 1664
Wilhelm Ferdinand Pauwels (1830 - 1904)
Wilhelm Ferdinand Pauwels
1830 - 1904
Guido Deleu (1932)
Guido Deleu
1932

Creators Post-Impressionism

Jacob Nöbbe (1850 - 1919)
Jacob Nöbbe
1850 - 1919
Jose Dominguez Becker (1805 - 1841)
Jose Dominguez Becker
1805 - 1841
Almery Lobel-Riche (1877 - 1950)
Almery Lobel-Riche
1877 - 1950
Edgar Degas (1834 - 1917)
Edgar Degas
1834 - 1917
Gabriel Ritter von Hackl (1843 - 1926)
Gabriel Ritter von Hackl
1843 - 1926
Max Esser (1885 - 1943)
Max Esser
1885 - 1943
Giuseppe Rusconi (1688 - 1758)
Giuseppe Rusconi
1688 - 1758
Constantin Yulyevich Klever (1867 - 1937)
Constantin Yulyevich Klever
1867 - 1937
Wolfgang Escher (1920 - 2008)
Wolfgang Escher
1920 - 2008
Cornelis Bernardus Buijs (1808 - 1872)
Cornelis Bernardus Buijs
1808 - 1872
Eugenio Pellini (1864 - 1934)
Eugenio Pellini
1864 - 1934
John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836 - 1893)
John Atkinson Grimshaw
1836 - 1893
Jean Chaudier (1834 - ?)
Jean Chaudier
1834 - ?
Monika Heick (XX century)
Monika Heick
XX century
Carl Ludwig Thilson (1851 - 1915)
Carl Ludwig Thilson
1851 - 1915
Andreas Paul Weber (1893 - 1980)
Andreas Paul Weber
1893 - 1980