Lucien Frank
Lucien Frank (* 10. November 1857 in Brussels ; † 20th January 1920 in Ohain in the municipality Lasne ) was a Belgian landscape painter of Impressionism .
He was born as the third child of Joseph Frank from the Netherlands and Serette Levy from France.
Lucien Frank was a student of Charles-François Daubigny in Paris . He also met Edouard Manet .
Frank exhibited his impressionist works, mostly landscapes, from 1886. He settled in Ohain in the province of Walloon Brabant in 1887 . He married the painter Sylvia Marie Vloeberghen. From 1890 he worked in the Tervuren area , where he settled for a short time.
Over time, his interest shifted to the busy streets and markets in the larger cities, which he portrayed in a very personal style. He traveled abroad at short intervals.
He left Belgium when the First World War broke out. His wife died during this exile that brought him to France and Spain. Back in Belgium, he and his son Paul found a new home in Ohain in 1919. He died of a sudden stroke just a few months after settling in his home.
literature
- Frank, Lucien . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 12 : Fiori-Fyt . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1916, p. 353 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Lucien Frank. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
- Official website (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Frank, Lucien |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian impressionist landscape painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 20, 1920 |
| Place of death | Ohain in the parish of Lasne |