Emile Wauters
Charles Emile Marie Wauters (born November 19, 1846 in Brussels , † December 11, 1933 in Paris ) was a Belgian painter.
Wauters took lessons from Jean-François Portaels for four years , then went to Paris, where he joined Jean-Léon Gérôme , and thence to Italy and Germany. After he had attracted the attention of director Adolphe van Soust de Borkenfeldt with his work The beautiful Edith, finding the body of Harald on the battlefield of Hastings , the government sent him to him on the occasion of the opening of the Suez Canal on November 17, 1869 Egypt, from where he brought a large number of sketches and a number of genre paintings and where he returned later. In 1890 he settled in Paris .
In addition to his oil paintings , the subject of which he freely chose, Wauters also repeatedly took on commissioned work; as for example in 1876 when he for the town hall of Brussels Mary of Burgundy, swearing the privileges of the city of Brussels and John III. von Brabant leaves the Brussels guilds the right to elect mayoral painted.
In 1888 Wauters was awarded the Pour le Mérite order for science and the arts . In 1926 he was accepted as an external member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts .
The Madness of Hugo van der Goes (1872)
the Duke of Ursel (1904)
reception
Wauter's historical pictures are characterized by their well-rounded composition, fine characteristics and glossy coloring. His portrait painting is even more outstanding, although he occasionally follows Velázquez's approach, but in a thoroughly modern and independent view . He combines an art of characterization with a fine taste in the arrangement, which knows how to completely exhaust the essence of what is depicted. He portrayed the Princess Clementine of Belgium , among others . Wauters was a member of the art academies in Berlin and Munich and wore the large gold medal of the Berlin exhibition.
Works (selection)
- The beautiful Edith, finding the body of Harald on the battlefield of Hastings .
- Mary of Burgundy pleading for the life of her councilors Hugonet and d'Himbercourt , 1871.
- The Madness of Hugo van der Goes , 1871.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Wauters, Emile |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wauters, Charles Emile Marie (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 1933 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |