Paul Boudry (1913 - 1976)

Paul Boudry

Paul Boudry is a Flemish painter from Antwerp. He painted for three years under the direction of Isidore Opsomer. But it was from his master Walter Vaes that he received refinement. He admired the Flemish flower painters of the 17th century and carefully studied their technique. The freshness and beauty of the colors of its flowers owes them a lot. To achieve great precision, he sometimes used brushes with a single hair. Paul Boudry was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berchem. We owe him a very limited number of exhibitions. This did not prevent him from being known and recognized by amateurs who came to visit him directly at his studio. He is most famous for his portraits and drawings of children's heads and for his very precise flowers. His meticulousness brings him closer to the line of Boudry painters: his grandfather Aloïs Boudry and his father Robert Boudry.