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1880 Charleroi, Belgium - 1950 Etterbeek, Belgium. Known for: Landscape, portrait, figure, still life and city scene painting.
Georges Brasseur was born December 20 1880 in Charleroi, Belgium in a modest familial environment. His parents were also from Belgium; his father was from Dinant and his mother from Jumet. Son of a... Read full biography
Georges Brasseur was born December 20 1880 in Charleroi, Belgium in a modest familial environment. His parents were also from Belgium; his father was from Dinant and his mother from Jumet. Son of a typographer, he was the eldest of 10 children and as a boy was forced to work to help support his... Read full biography
Georges Brasseur was born December 20 1880 in Charleroi, Belgium in a modest familial environment. His parents were also from Belgium; his father was from Dinant and his mother from Jumet. Son of a typographer, he was the eldest of 10 children and as a boy was forced to work to help support his family. In 1885, the Brasseur's moved to Brussels where Georges, following his artistic inclinations at age 12, took evening drawing classes at the Academy of Molenbeek (suburb of Brussels). After taking... Read full biography
Georges Brasseur was born December 20 1880 in Charleroi, Belgium in a modest familial environment. His parents were also from Belgium; his father was from Dinant and his mother from Jumet. Son of a typographer, he was the eldest of 10 children and as a boy was forced to work to help support his family. In 1885, the Brasseur's moved to Brussels where Georges, following his artistic inclinations at age 12, took evening drawing classes at the Academy of Molenbeek (suburb of Brussels). After taking two winter sessions, the Academy was closed due to a lack of subsidies. Due to economical circumstances of the family, his father refused to let him register at the Fine Arts Institute. At age 14, he was hired as an apprentice painter, and in 1895... Read full biography
Georges Brasseur was born December 20 1880 in Charleroi, Belgium in a modest familial environment. His parents were also from Belgium; his father was from Dinant and his mother from Jumet. Son of a typographer, he was the eldest of 10 children and as a boy was forced to work to help support his family. In 1885, the Brasseur's moved to Brussels where Georges, following his artistic inclinations at age 12, took evening drawing classes at the Academy of Molenbeek (suburb of Brussels). After taking two winter sessions, the Academy was closed due to a lack of subsidies. Due to economical circumstances of the family, his father refused to let him register at the Fine Arts Institute. At age 14, he was hired as an apprentice painter, and in 1895 his father wanted him to pass the examination for telegraph clerk, but he was not of the required minimum age.... Read full biography
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Georges Brasseur was born December 20 1880 in Charleroi, Belgium in a modest familial environment. His parents were also from Belgium; his father was from Dinant and his mother from Jumet. Son of a typographer, he was the eldest of 10 children and as a boy was forced to work to help support his family.
In 1885, the Brasseur's moved to Brussels where Georges, following his artistic inclinations at age 12, took evening drawing classes at the Academy of Molenbeek (suburb of Brussels). After taking two winter sessions, the Academy was closed due to a lack of subsidies.
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