Edouard Elle

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Édouard Elle (born August 17, 1859 in Brussels , † July 1911 in Wépion ) was a Belgian architect and watercolorist .

Life

Elle made a name for himself primarily as an architect. Its most famous buildings, which were built around the turn of the 20th century, are located in Brussels.

Less known is that he also created some paintings, watercolors, gouaches and etchings. The motifs are varied and range from picturesque, picturesque landscapes and marine painting, to genre scenes and interiors from Flanders, to portraiture.

He was a member of the Paris-based Société nationale des beaux-arts and took part in the salon held there in 1910 and 1911.

His grandson Eddy Wérotte also appeared as a watercolor artist.

Works (architecture)

  • 1887: Rue Ortelius 30, Édouard Elle's eclectic style home.
  • 1891: 19 rue Rembrandt, eclectic style house.
  • 1891: 23 rue Guillaume Stocq, Flemish Renaissance house.
  • 1892: Rue de l'Aqueduc 23, 25, two houses in the eclectic style.
  • 1894: Rue de la Pacification 55, 57, two identical houses.
  • 1894: Rue Franklin 28, eclectic style house.
  • 1894: Rue Jourdan, 86, eclectic style house.
  • 1895: Rue Ortelius 14, eclectic style house.
  • 1895: Rue Philippe Le Bon 47, 49, two houses
  • 1895: 65 Rue Stevin, eclectic style house.
  • 1895: 53 rue des Confédérés, eclectic style house.
  • 1896: Rue Stevin 190, neoclassical house.
  • 1896: Rue Philippe Le Bon 52, 54, two eclectic-style houses.
  • 1896: Avenue Michel-Ange, 37, eclectic style house.
  • 1896: Rue Ortelius, 4, eclectic style house.
  • 1896: Rue du Taciturne 45, eclectic style house.
  • 1896–1897: Rue du Taciturne 50, 52, 54, 56, four houses in the eclectic style.
  • 1897: Rue Ortelius, 2, eclectic style house.
  • 1899: Rue Faider, 69, house of J. Van Cutsem, with sgraffito ornament (shamrocks, esparsette) by Gabriel Van Dievoet.
  • 1899: Rue Faider, 71, house of J. Van Cutsem, with sgraffito ornament (sun, wisteria) by Gabriel Van Dievoet.
  • 1899: Rue Faider, 73, house of J. Van Cutsem, with sgraffito ornament (sun) by Gabriel Van Dievoet.
  • 1899: Rue Faider, 75, house of J. Van Cutsem, with sgraffito ornament (vines) by Gabriel Van Dievoet.
  • 1899: Rue Joseph II, 172, house in eclectic style with sgraffito ornament (marguerite) by Gabriel Van Dievoet.
  • 1899: Rue Joseph II, 174, house in eclectic style with sgraffito ornament (thistles) by Gabriel Van Dievoet.
  • 1899: Rue Joseph II, 176, house in eclectic style with sgraffito ornament (geranium) by Gabriel Van Dievoet.
  • 1899: Boulevard Charlemagne, 26; House with sgraffito ornament (marguerite) by Gabriel Van Dievoet.
  • 1899: Boulevard Charlemagne 28, neoclassical house.
  • 1899: Avenue de la Brabançonne 27, 29, 31, three houses in the eclectic style
  • 1899: 88 rue de Livourne, eclectic style house
  • 1899: Rue Ortelius 24, two eclectic style houses
  • 1899: 43 rue de Russie, eclectic style house
  • 1899: Rue Ortelius 22.
  • 1899: 39 rue Philippe le Bon.
  • 1900: Rue de Livourne, 88; House of Mr De la Hoese, with sgraffito ornament (thistle), by Gabriel Van Dievoet.
  • 1902: Avenue Livingstone, 19; Mr Walckiers' house, with sgraffito ornament (iris), by Gabriel Van Dievoet.
  • 1902: Rue Philippe Le Bon, 51.
  • 1902: Rue Philippe le Bon, 53.
  • 1903: Rue Philippe le Bon; House of Mr. De Coster, with sgraffito ornament (suns), by Gabriel Van Dievoet.
  • 1903: Rue Philippe le Bon, home of Mr De Coster, with sgraffito ornament (poppies), by Gabriel Van Dievoet.

Works (visual arts) (selection)

  • Soir de pluie à Bruxelles (Musée de la Ville de Bruxelles), 1891
  • Moulin à eau (private collection), watercolor
  • Marinezicht (private collection), 1911, 18.5 × 27 cm, oil on canvas

literature

  • Elle, Edouard. In: Bénézit: Dictionnaire critique des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays par un groupe d'écrivains spécialistes français et étrangers. Nouvelle Édition. Volume 5: Eadie à Gence. Éditions Gründ, Paris 1999 (short entry Volume 2: D – K. Edition 1924, p. 215, Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
  • General artist lexicon. Volume 33: Bucket Engehser. KG Saur, Munich, Leipzig 2002.
  • Gustave Jorissenne: Elle, Edouard . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 10 : Dubolon – Erlwein . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1914, p. 463 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
  • Eugène De Seyn: Dictionnaire Biographique des Sciences, des Lettres et des Arts en Belgique. Volume 1: A-G. P. 436.
  • Inventaire du patrimoine architectural. Region de Bruxelles Capitale.
  • Le patrimoine monumental de la Belgique. Bruxelles. Pentagone, Brussels 1994, 1A, p. 19; 1B, p. 467; 1C, p. 273.
  • Piron: De Belgische beeldende kunstenaars uit de 19de en 20th eeuw. Art in Belgium, Brussel 1999.
personal data
SURNAME Elle, Édouard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian painter and architect
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Brussels
DATE OF DEATH July 1911
Place of death Wépion