Omer Dierickx (1862 - 1939)

Omer Dierickx

Omer Alphonse Dierickx was a Belgian painter and sculptor. He was a member of the artists' associations L'Essor and Pour l'Art. In 1894 he was laureate of the annual exhibition of the Cercle Artistique et Littéraire. He started teaching at the Leuven Academy. His brother José Dierickx was also a painter.

Date and place of birt:	2 april 1862, Brussels, Belgium
Date and place of death:	30 september 1939, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Nationality:	Belgium
Period of activity:	XIX, XX century
Specialization:	Artist, Genre painter, Painter, Portraitist, Sculptor
Art school / group:	L'Essor, Pour l'Art
Genre:	Flower still life, Genre art, Nude art, Portrait, Still life
Art style:	Realism
Technique:	Oil, Oil on canvas
Medium:	Bronze