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1856 Antwerp, Belgoum - 1929 Remich, Luxembourg. Known for: Detailed figure, genre and country house paintings, posters.
Gerard Jozef Portielje (6 February 1856 – 18 May 1929) was a Belgian painter of genre scenes. He was born in Antwerp, the son of painter Jan Portielje. His brother, Edward (1861-1949), was also a... Read full biography
Gerard Jozef Portielje (6 February 1856 – 18 May 1929) was a Belgian painter of genre scenes. He was born in Antwerp, the son of painter Jan Portielje. His brother, Edward (1861-1949), was also a painter. He attended a trade school until 1870, then entered the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. His... Read full biography
Gerard Jozef Portielje (6 February 1856 – 18 May 1929) was a Belgian painter of genre scenes. He was born in Antwerp, the son of painter Jan Portielje. His brother, Edward (1861-1949), was also a painter. He attended a trade school until 1870, then entered the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. His teachers included Polydore Beaufaux, Jozef Van Lerius and Edward Dujardin. In 1887, he took a study trip to Vosges and Alsace. In 1898, he visited England and spent some time at Lowestoft. When World War 1... Read full biography
Gerard Jozef Portielje (6 February 1856 – 18 May 1929) was a Belgian painter of genre scenes. He was born in Antwerp, the son of painter Jan Portielje. His brother, Edward (1861-1949), was also a painter. He attended a trade school until 1870, then entered the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. His teachers included Polydore Beaufaux, Jozef Van Lerius and Edward Dujardin. In 1887, he took a study trip to Vosges and Alsace. In 1898, he visited England and spent some time at Lowestoft. When World War 1 broke out, he returned to England, via Ostend and spent the war years in Worcester Park, Surrey where he produced many landscapes and portrayals of country houses. For some unknown reason, he did not participate in exhibitions of Belgian artists in... Read full biography
Gerard Jozef Portielje (6 February 1856 – 18 May 1929) was a Belgian painter of genre scenes. He was born in Antwerp, the son of painter Jan Portielje. His brother, Edward (1861-1949), was also a painter. He attended a trade school until 1870, then entered the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. His teachers included Polydore Beaufaux, Jozef Van Lerius and Edward Dujardin. In 1887, he took a study trip to Vosges and Alsace. In 1898, he visited England and spent some time at Lowestoft. When World War 1 broke out, he returned to England, via Ostend and spent the war years in Worcester Park, Surrey where he produced many landscapes and portrayals of country houses. For some unknown reason, he did not participate in exhibitions of Belgian artists in exile that were given at Kingston upon Thames and Oxford in 1915. He and his family returned to Belgium in 1919. From 1898 to 1914... Read full biography
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Gerard Jozef Portielje (6 February 1856 – 18 May 1929) was a Belgian painter of genre scenes. He was born in Antwerp, the son of painter Jan Portielje. His brother, Edward (1861-1949), was also a painter. He attended a trade school until 1870, then entered the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. His teachers included Polydore Beaufaux, Jozef Van Lerius and Edward Dujardin.
In 1887, he took a study trip to Vosges and Alsace. In 1898, he visited England and spent some time at Lowestoft. When World War 1 broke out, he returned to England, via Ostend and spent the war years in Worcester Park, Surrey where he produced many landscapes and portrayals of country houses.
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