Description: Gaston La Touche (1854-1913) was a French painter. In his works he remained faithful to colorism. He dealt with topics related to Britain. He often referred to motifs taken from the art of the 18th century rococo. At the initial stage of his creativity, he was inspired by Edouard Manet. He also often met...
Georges Buysse (1864-1916) was a Belgian painter who studied under the director of the Ghent Academy, Louis Tijtgadt. He was also greatly influenced by Emil Claus, with whom he founded the “Vie et Lumiére” (“Life and Light”) group in 1904. The acceptance of the impressionism principles advocated by this group resulted in a significant brightening...
Description: Leon Delachaux (1850-1919) was an artist living at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. His parents were watchmakers, which surely influenced his initial interest in engraving on precious metals. He studied painting with Ernest Duez and Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret in Paris. He participated in exhibitions at the Salon des Artistes Français and the...
Description: Eugène Carrière was a French painter and graphic artist. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and co-founded the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts with Puvis de Chavannes. He was inspired by the works of Rembrandt and Turner, whose influence can be seen in his art. His mature painting style was characterized by monochromatism, mystery...
Description: Antoine Calbet (1860-1944) was a French painter, a student of Cabanel, from whom he drew a vivid palette. He was a member of the Société des Artistes Français. He exhibited at Salons. He took a liking to mythical and ancient themes. He also did book illustrations. His painting style is reminiscent of 18th century...
Description: Laureà Barrau Buñol (1863-1957) came from Catalonia, hence the admiration for the landscape he captured. He was educated in Barcelona and Paris, among other places. The initial period of the artist’s work was dominated by historical painting interspersed with occasional portrait creation. Representation of figures later became one of the main topics taken up...
Description: Armand Berton (1854-1927) was a French painter born in Paris. He studied with Alexandre Laemlein at the so-called Petit École and later with Alexandre Cabanel at the École des Beaux-Arts. His hearing loss forced him to abandon his studies, but he continued his education independently, perfecting his technique through observation and imitation of the...
Description: Charles Doudelet (1861-1938) was born in Lille, France. He was a Flemish painter. His artistic interests were varied. He studied music and sculpture. Then he made bronze casts. He was involved in photography. He worked for Professor Emile Van Ermengem, a bacteriologist, for whom he drew pictures of microscope preparations.** Finally, he devoted himself...
Description: Emile Claus (1849-1924) was a Belgian painter of origin. He attended a drawing course in Waeregem, studied at the Academy in Antwerp, which he left to pursue self-education. His creativity was influenced by a trip to Spain and Morocco in 1879, where he was impressed by the light phenomena. This affected the color palette...
Description: Georges Buysse (1864-1916), a Belgian painter, studied under the director of the Ghent Academy, Louis Tijtgadt. He was also strongly influenced by Emil Claus, with whom he co-founded the “Vie et Lumiére” group (“Life and Light”) in 1904. The acceptance of the Impressionist principles advocated by this group led to a significant lightening of...
Description: Eugène Albert Moullé (1861-1940) – a French landscape painter born in Paris, possibly from the family of the famous piano maker Eugène Eduard Moullé. He was a student of Alfred Roll and the “Académie de La Palette” of Ferdinand Humbert and Henri Gervex. From 1890 he participated in the Salon of the Société des...
Description: Olga Boznańska’s (1865-1940) education began with private drawing lessons and then she attended the Women’s Courses of Baraniecki in Krakow. As a woman, she could not be a student at the Academy. An important stage of her education was her stay in Munich and visits to European museums, where she was amazed by Velázquez,...
