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Belgian Women Painters:

1893 Exposition


Compiled by K. L. Nichols

 




Belgian Women Painters

This Page:
Berthe Art
Euphrosina Beernaert
Marie de Bièvre
Nathalie de Bourtzoff
Sophie de Bourtzoff
Marie Collart
Marguerite Dielman
Hélène Gevers
Louise Heger
Louise de Hem
Fanny Laumans
Georgette Meunier
Camille van Mulders
Félicie Ransy-Putzeys
Emma Alice Ronner
Augusta Rozsmann
Emma de Vigne
Juliette Wytsman





Berthe Art (1857 - 1934)
 

Still Life 1896--representative work

 

Purple Wildflowers in a Brass
 Planter
(pastel)--typical floral.

 

Still Life --representative work

 

Still Life with Fruit--It is unclear which
 "Fruit" painting she exhibited at the
Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition.

 

Grapes (image unavailable)--exhibited
in Women's Building, 1893 Exposition.


Berthe Art was born in Brussels and briefly studied art in Paris under A. Stevens.  Known primarily for her still life pastels and portraits, she exhibited regularly in London, Paris, and Munich.

Floral Still Life
Still Life with Lemons
Still Life with Chinese Lanterns
House Concert

Chrysanthemums




Euphrosine Beernaert (1831 - 1901)
 

In de duinen te Domburg, Walcheren (1873)--
representative work
 

Autumn Evening--exhibited in
the Women's Building, 1893 Exposition
 

Entrance to the Convent [L'entrée du couvent de Schilde]--
exhibited in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition


Euphrosine Beernaert, born in Ostend, was a largely self-taught artist though she received advice from E. de Schampheleer, Théodore Fourmois, P. L. Kuhnen, and others and studied the masters in museums in Belgium, Holland, Norway, and Germany.  Her work was widely recognized and she was given the Order of Leopold by the King of the Belgians in 1881.  Her brother, Auguste Beernaert, was the Minister of State.




Marie De
Bièvre (1865 - 1940)
 

Still Life with Assorted Flowers and Peaches
 on a Table
--representative work

Still Life with Roses and Lillies--
representative work


Freuchte Still Eben (Fruit Still Life)--representative work
 

Peonies in a Vase with Vegetables in a Bowl
  on a Table
--representative work


Peaches
(image unavailable)--exhibited in
Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition;
 Accessories (porcelains) (image unavailable)--
 exhibited in Women's Building, 1893 Exposition.


Marie de Bièvre was  a still life painter who exhibited in Paris, Berlin, and Munich and was
co-founder of a group of artists named “Voorwaarts.

Still Life with Flowers
An Interior
A Still Life with Peonies in an Urn and Rhododendrons on a Ledge below




Nathalie de Bourtzoff ( ?? - ?? )
 

Cabinet d'un savant (1875 )--
representative work
 

Hors de Combat (image unavailable)--
exhibited in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition


Nathalie de Bourtzoff and her sister Sophie were Belgian artists.  No other information is available online.




Sophie de Bourtzoff ( ?? - ?? )
 

 Garçon au bonnet (1891)--
representative work
 

The Orphan (image unavailable)--
exhibited in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition


Sophie de Bourtzoff and her sister Nathalie were Belgian artists.  No other information is available online.




Marie Collart-Henrotin (1842 - 1911)
 

Borgere--representative work
 

Landscape--representative work
 

Der Treue Hund--representative work
 

Vachere--representative work
 

Snow--representative work
 

Spring of Schavues (image unavailable)--
exhibited in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition;
 A Farm  (image unavailable) --exhibited in
  the Women's Building, 1893 Exposition.


A painter of figures and animals, Marie Collart-Henrotin was born in Brussels and known as the "Flemish Rosa Bonheur," but she also painted plein-air idyllic scenes associated with the countryside of Brabant.  She studied with L. Chabry, Alfred Stevens, and Alfred Verwée.  "Henrotin" was her married name.




Marguerite Dielman ( 1865 - 1942 )
 

Huile sur toile--
representative work
 

Fruit -- This may or may not be the painting
exhibited in the Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition


Marguerite Dielman was the daughter of a Brussels' police commisaire.  She studied with Levesque (Nivelles), Portaels, and others.  No other information is available online.




Hélène Gevers ( ?? - ?? )
 

Young Girl with a Yellow Hat Holding a
Flowering Twig
(1893)--representative work
 

Arab Merchant--exhibited in
Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
 

A Future Poet (image unavailable)--exhibited
in the Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition


Hélène Gevers was associated with Antwerp where she often exhibited her portraits and still life paintings.  No other information is available online.




Louise Héger
(1842 - 1933)


Coastal Landscape--representative work


Banks of the Ourthe River (image unavailable)--
exhibited in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition


A painter of landscapes, marines, and genre scenes, Louise Héger was born in Brussels and studied art with P. Lauters and A. Stevens.  No other information is available online.




Louise (Marie Antoinette) de Hem (Lebbe)
(1866 - 1922)


A Country Girl--representative work


Reclining Beauty with Basket of Flowers-
representative work

 

The Sexton
 [© Stedelijk Museum Ieper]
--exhibited in the Fine Arts
Palace, 1893 Exposition


Return of a Procession in Flanders
 [© Stedelijk Museum Ieper]
exhibited in Women's Building,
 1893 Exposition


Because women were not admitted to Belgian art academies, Louise de Hem was first trained by her artist brother-in-law,
Théodore Ceriez, and then in Paris at the Académie Julian.  In her hometown of Ypres and later in Vorst, she became successful as a portrait, genre, and still-life painter, often exhibiting in Paris and London.  She married Frédéric Lebbe, an engineer, in 1908 and was knighted in 1911.

Biography plus 4 images




Fanny Laumans
(late 19th century)
 

Confrontation--representative work
 

While Awaiting the Artist (image unavailable)--
exhibited in Women's Building, 1893 Exposition


Fanny Laumans was a Belgian artist.  No other information is available online.




Georgette Meunier
(1859 - 1951)
 

Chinoiseries--representative work
 

Orchids--representative work


The Mandolin (image unavailable)--
exhibited in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exhibition;
 Souvenirs of a Bride  (image unavailable)--
exhibited in Women's Building, 1893 Exposition.


Born in Brussels, Georgette Meunier came from a family of artists.  Her father, Jean-Baptiste Meunier, was a well-known engraver, her brother Henri was a painter and etcher, and her uncle was the famous sculptor Constantin Meunier.  She studied art with her father and with Alfred Stevens in Paris and was known for her still-life paintings, interiors, and genre scenes.




Camille (Triest) Van Mulders
(1868 - 1949)
 

Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase--
representative work


Carnations
(image unavailable)--exhibited
in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition;
Geraniums (image unavailable)--exhibited
in Women's Building, 1893 Exposition.


Camille van Mulders studied art with Hubert Bellis and Jean François Portaels.  No other information is available online.




Félicie Ransy-Putzeys
(1853 – 1929)
 

Landscape--representative work
 

Immortelles (image unavailable)--exhibited
in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
Primroses and Oranges (image unavailable)--
exhibited in Women's Building, 1893 Exposition


Félicie Ransy-Putzeys, associated with Liège, was a painter of still lifes and landscapes who studied with
W. Roelofs.  Her sister, Mariette Romiée, was also a painter. No other information is available online.




Alice (Emma Henriette) Ronner
(1857 - 1957)


[Title unknown]--representative work
 

Irises--representative work
 

Still Life with Game and Lobster on a Marble Table
--representative work


The Heron
(image unavailable)--exhibited
in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition


Still-life painter Alice Ronner was born in Brussels and studied art with her artist-mother Henriette Ronner.  No other information is available online.

Vase avec fleurs
One image




Augusta Roszmann
( 1859 - 1945 )
 

Mere--representative work
 

Portrait of Mlle. D. (image unavailable)--
exhibited in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition


Augusta Roszmann was a Belgian artist.  No other information is available online.




Emma de Vigne  (1850 - 1898)
 

Self-portrait 1894--
representative work
 

Bouquet of Lilacs--representative work


Flowers (image unavailable)--exhibited
in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition


Emma de Vigne was a still-life and portrait painter born in Gent to a family of artists. Her grandfather Ignace was a decorative artist; her father Pierre and her brother Paul were sculptors, as was her brother-in-law Gérard van der Linden; her uncles Félix (with whom she studied) and Edouard were painters, as were her sisters Louise and Malvina Maria. 




Juliette (Henriette Trullemans) Wytsman  (1866 - 1925)


Ander Gemuse Garten--representative work
 

La Mare--representative work
 

Landscape [title unknown]--representative work
 

Roses (title unknown)--representative work


Marguerites
and Peonies (images unavailable)--
exhibited in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition


The Belgian artist Juliette Wytsman received exacting training in botanical iconography, the focus of her early career, but she turned to landscape painting as she came increasingly under the plein-air influence of her artist-husband Rodolphe Wytsman.

Biography (very poor translation)
Paysage en fleurs à Linkebeek
Bruyères en fleurs 1900
Zomerlandschap  te Mentelberg (Innsbruck) 1913

 




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Posted: 6-25-02; Updated: 4-03-08