Jan Frans De Boever (1872 - 1949)

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Jan Frans De Boever

Jan Frans De Boever was a Belgian Symbolist painter. He received his training in Ghent at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. He became a recognised celebrity at official exhibitions in Ghent, Antwerp, Brussels, and Liège. From 1909 onwards, he modified his style radically, painting women and prostitutes in morbid and bizarre settings, with skeletons, diabolism, subservient men and eroticism dominating his paintings. These paintings were allegorical and mythological, reflecting romantic imagery and depicting the universal struggle of good against evil. In 1914, he started to illustrate Charles Baudelaire's "Les Fleurs du mal" for the wealthy art-collector Speltinckx. Up to 1924, he made approximately 157 gouaches for the poems, though only 86 have been recovered. Once he had discovered his style, a form of Symbolism belonging to the decadent movement, he ignored ongoing artistic developments and drew his inspiration from literature, music, and mythology. He was still inspired by patriotism, creating several paintings concerning the World Wars, displaying death and catastrophe in the Symbolist style.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:8 june 1872, Gent, Belgium
Date and place of death:23 may 1949, Gent, Belgium
Nationality:Belgium
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Illustrator, Painter
Genre:Genre art, Nude art, Portrait
Art style:Symbolism

Creators Belgium

Jean Pierre François Lamorinière (1828 - 1911)
Jean Pierre François Lamorinière
1828 - 1911
Frans Pourbus I (1545 - 1581)
Frans Pourbus I
1545 - 1581
Gillis van Coninxloo II (1544 - 1606)
Gillis van Coninxloo II
1544 - 1606
Frans (Francesco) Geffels (1624 - 1694)
Frans (Francesco) Geffels
1624 - 1694
Willem Jacob Herreyns II (1743 - 1827)
Willem Jacob Herreyns II
1743 - 1827
Frank William Brangwyn (1867 - 1956)
Frank William Brangwyn
1867 - 1956
Alfred Stevens (1823 - 1906)
Alfred Stevens
1823 - 1906
Jodocus Hondius (1563 - 1612)
Jodocus Hondius
1563 - 1612
Martin Verstappen (1773 - 1852)
Martin Verstappen
1773 - 1852
Norbert Roettiers (1665 - 1727)
Norbert Roettiers
1665 - 1727
Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1836 - 1911)
Jules Joseph Lefebvre
1836 - 1911
Jean-Michel Folon (1934 - 2005)
Jean-Michel Folon
1934 - 2005
Victor Lvovich Kibalchich (Serge) (1890 - 1947)
Victor Lvovich Kibalchich (Serge)
1890 - 1947
Henri Heerbrandt (1912 - 1982)
Henri Heerbrandt
1912 - 1982
Gilles-François Closson (1796 - 1842)
Gilles-François Closson
1796 - 1842
Wilhelm Ferdinand Pauwels (1830 - 1904)
Wilhelm Ferdinand Pauwels
1830 - 1904

Creators Symbolism

Julius Paulsen (1860 - 1940)
Julius Paulsen
1860 - 1940
Henry Fuseli (1741 - 1825)
Henry Fuseli
1741 - 1825
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875 - 1911)
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
1875 - 1911
Dmitri Plavinsky (1937 - 2012)
Dmitri Plavinsky
1937 - 2012
Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov (1848 - 1926)
Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov
1848 - 1926
Ferdinand du Puigaudeau (1864 - 1930)
Ferdinand du Puigaudeau
1864 - 1930
Ludovico Cavaleri (1867 - 1941)
Ludovico Cavaleri
1867 - 1941
Henri Fantin-Latour (1836 - 1904)
Henri Fantin-Latour
1836 - 1904
Alfred Jarry (1873 - 1907)
Alfred Jarry
1873 - 1907
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824 - 1898)
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
1824 - 1898
Vivian Forbes (1891 - 1937)
Vivian Forbes
1891 - 1937
Arthur Bowen Davies (1862 - 1928)
Arthur Bowen Davies
1862 - 1928
Leidy Churchman (1979)
Leidy Churchman
1979
Hermann Heindrich (1854 - 1931)
Hermann Heindrich
1854 - 1931
Ivan Tišov (1870 - 1928)
Ivan Tišov
1870 - 1928
Victor Elpidiforovich Borisov-Musatov (1870 - 1905)
Victor Elpidiforovich Borisov-Musatov
1870 - 1905
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