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

Karel Breydel (1678 - 1744)
Karel Breydel
1678 - 1744
Louis Gustave Cambier (1874 - 1949)
Louis Gustave Cambier
1874 - 1949
Philips Galle (1537 - 1612)
Philips Galle
1537 - 1612
Pieter van Avont (1600 - 1652)
Pieter van Avont
1600 - 1652
Melissa Gordon (1981)
Melissa Gordon
1981
Frans (Francesco) Geffels (1624 - 1694)
Frans (Francesco) Geffels
1624 - 1694
Pieter Oyens (1842 - 1894)
Pieter Oyens
1842 - 1894
Raoul De Keyser (1930 - 2012)
Raoul De Keyser
1930 - 2012
Roger Raveel (1921 - 2013)
Roger Raveel
1921 - 2013
Edmond de Schampheleer (1824 - 1899)
Edmond de Schampheleer
1824 - 1899
Alfred Holler (1888 - 1954)
Alfred Holler
1888 - 1954
Catharina Peeters (1615 - 1676)
Catharina Peeters
1615 - 1676
Helmut Stallaerts (1982)
Helmut Stallaerts
1982
Ferdinand Schirren (1872 - 1944)
Ferdinand Schirren
1872 - 1944
Emile Edwin Ganz (1871 - 1948)
Emile Edwin Ganz
1871 - 1948
John Nost (1660 - 1711)
John Nost
1660 - 1711

Creators Post-Impressionism

Vitold Prushkovsky (1846 - 1896)
Vitold Prushkovsky
1846 - 1896
Darren Almond (1971)
Darren Almond
1971
Marcel Rene von Herrfeldt (1889 - 1965)
Marcel Rene von Herrfeldt
1889 - 1965
Aloïs Boudry (1851 - 1938)
Aloïs Boudry
1851 - 1938
Hubert Zalentin (1822 - 1910)
Hubert Zalentin
1822 - 1910
Nikolai Evlampievich Bublikov (1871 - 1942)
Nikolai Evlampievich Bublikov
1871 - 1942
Frank Suplie (1950)
Frank Suplie
1950
Dmitry Vladimirovich Gorlov (1899 - 1988)
Dmitry Vladimirovich Gorlov
1899 - 1988
Erich Zimmermann (1908 - 2007)
Erich Zimmermann
1908 - 2007
Barthel Gilles (1891 - 1977)
Barthel Gilles
1891 - 1977
Heinrich Nüttgens (1866 - 1951)
Heinrich Nüttgens
1866 - 1951
Nikolai Dmitrievich Dmitriev-Orenburgsky (1838 - 1898)
Nikolai Dmitrievich Dmitriev-Orenburgsky
1838 - 1898
François-Marie Firmin-Girard (1838 - 1921)
François-Marie Firmin-Girard
1838 - 1921
Hermann Urban (1866 - 1946)
Hermann Urban
1866 - 1946
Albert Eulert (1890 - 1946)
Albert Eulert
1890 - 1946
Ernst Fries (1801 - 1833)
Ernst Fries
1801 - 1833
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