Willem Albracht
Willem Albracht (* 1861 in Antwerp ; † 1922 in Berchem (Antwerp) ) was a Belgian painter of landscapes, portraits, genre scenes and interiors.
Albracht was a student of the Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerpen and the Nationaal Hoger Instituut voor Schone Kunsten Antwerp under Charles Verlat . After graduating, he stayed in Antwerp as a freelance artist.
From 1883 he was a member of the “Als ik kan” group in Antwerp and exhibited regularly in Belgium and abroad (at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition in 1891 and 1896). He went on study trips to the Netherlands and Germany .
literature
- Albracht, Willem . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 1 : Aa – Antonio de Miraguel . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1907, p. 230 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Berko, Patrick; Berko, Viviane, Dictionary of Belgian painters born between 1750 & 1875 ; Brussels: Laconti, 1981.
Web links
Commons : Willem Albracht - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Willem Albracht. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
- Albracht, Willem in: Dictionnaire des peintres belges (digitized version )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Albracht, Willem |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian painter of landscapes, portraits, genre scenes and interiors |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1922 |
| Place of death | Berchem (Antwerp) |