Leo Van Aken
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Leo Van Aken (born November 30, 1857 in Antwerp ; † January 11, 1904 there ) was a Belgian genre and portrait painter.
Leo Van Aken studied from 1876 to 1880 at the Académie royale des beaux-arts d'Anvers with Polydore Beaufaux . He was also a student of the painter Louis Hendrix (1827–1888).
In February 1891 he was one of the founders of the Antwerp circle of "Les XIII" consisting of former members of the "Als ik Kan" group.
His painting "Misére humaine" brought him a gold medal at the art exhibition in Barcelona in 1898 .
He died at the age of 47.
literature
- Leo Van Aken in: Dictionnaire des peintres belges (online)
- Van Aken, Leo . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 34 : Urliens – Vzal . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1940.
Web links
Commons : Leo Van Aken - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Leo Van Aken. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Van Aken, Leo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian genre and portrait painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 11, 1904 |
| Place of death | Antwerp |