Rik Wouters

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Rik Wouters (born August 21, 1882 in Mechelen , † July 11, 1916 in Amsterdam ) was a Belgian painter and sculptor .

"Domestic worries" (Nel) in the Rheinpark Cologne
The Ironer (Nel)

Wouters studied at the Académie royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles . Since 1905 he lived with Hélène Philomène Lionardine Duerinckx, called Nel, together, who became the main subject of his work.

Museums

Works by Wouters hang in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels and the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp , among others

Documentary film

"Legacy of a Lover". Documentation by André Dartevelle. France 2010. 58 min.

Web links

Commons : Rik Wouters  - Collection of images, videos and audio files