Frans Verhas
Frans Verhas (* 1827 in Dendermonde ; † November 22, 1897 in Schaarbeek ) was a Belgian genre and children's painter.
Frans Verhas was the son of Frans Emmanuel Verhas, professor and director at the Dendermonde Art Academy, and his student. His younger brother Jan Verhas (1834-1896) also became a painter.
Frans Verhas studied at the Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten in Dendermonde and at the Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerp .
In 1867 he finally settled in Schaarbeek as a freelance genre painter. He worked in Paris from 1879, 1882 and from 1887 to 1889. He mainly painted children and elegant women enjoying games and entertainment.
literature
- Verhas, Frans in: Dictionnaire des peintres belges (online)
Web links
Commons : Frans Verhas - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Franz Verhas. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Verhas, Frans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Verhas, Franciscus Ludovicus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian genre painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dendermonde |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 22, 1897 |
| Place of death | Schaarbeek |