Louis Artan de Saint-Martin (1837 - 1890)
Louis Artan de Saint-Martin
Louis Victor Antonio Artan de Saint-Martin was a Belgian marine painter. His work was influenced by the Barbizon School and the French marine painter Eugène Boudin. A convinced realist, he confined himself to the familiar North Sea, which he studied every day. He was fascinated by dramatic effects and exceptional atmospheric conditions. Just as in the paintings of the Tervuren school, his painting, created by the use of large quantities of pigment applied in copious layers or large masses skilfully distributed and then worked with a trowel, gives the work an appearance of breadth and immediacy.
Saint-Martin was one of the sixteen co-founders of the Société Libre des Beaux-Arts, an association opposed to the stylistic hegemony of the academies and salons. After 1880 he worked in a more impressionist style, and in 1881 he became a Chevalier de l'Ordre de Léopold. Two years later, the artist was awarded a gold medal at the International Colonial and Export Exhibition in Amsterdam.
| Date and place of birt: | 20 april 1837, Haag, The Netherlands |
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| Date and place of death: | 23 may 1890, Nieuwpoort, Belgium |
| Nationality: | Belgium, The Netherlands, Flanders |
| Period of activity: | XIX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Engraver, Landscape painter, Marine painter, Painter |
| Art school / group: | Barbizon School |
| Genre: | Landscape painting, Marine art |
| Art style: | Impressionism, Realism |
