Ernest Welvaert
Born
Ernest Welvaert

ca. 1880
Lokeren, Belgium
Diedca. 1946
Uccle, Belgium
EducationRoyal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp
OccupationPainter

Ernest Welvaert (1880 – 1946)[1] was a Belgian painter.

Life and work

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He was born in Lokeren, East Flanders, Belgium, in 1880.[2] He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp.[3] Among his fellow students there were Joe English, Isidoor Opsomer, and Maurice Sys.[4] He was influenced by Emile Claus and Theodoor Verstraete.[3][5] During his career his style changed from Impressionism to Expressionism.[3]

He married and then settled in the forest of Daknam. His paintings mostly depict the landscape and the people of Waasland.[3]

In 1921 the family moved to Mechelen, and then to Uccle,[3] where Welvaert died in 1946.[2] In the latter part of his career his paintings' colors became gloomier. His last paintings are portraits and Brabant landscapes.[3]

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Sources

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References

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  1. ^ Kunstpreis-Jahrbuch Volume 52, Part 2. Kunst und Technik Verlags. 1997. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Ernest Welvaert". RKD. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Ernest Welvaert". Belgian Art Gallery.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. ^ de Smet, Johan (2000). Sint-Martens-Latem en de kunst aan de Leie, 1870-1970. Lannoo. p. 129. ISBN 9789020941531. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Schilderij 'Bij morgendauw' van Ernest Welvaert: een zomers tafereel". www.museasintniklaas.be. Retrieved 20 November 2021.