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1889 Brussels, Belgium - 1973 Paris, France. Known for: Expressionist painting, architecture.
Nicolas Mathieu Eekman known as Nico Eekman, Nic Eekman and Ekma, was a Belgian figurative painter of Flemish descent. He illustrated many books, notably The Destinies by Alfred de Vigny (1933),... Read full biography
Nicolas Mathieu Eekman known as Nico Eekman, Nic Eekman and Ekma, was a Belgian figurative painter of Flemish descent. He illustrated many books, notably The Destinies by Alfred de Vigny (1933), Beer-Drinker's Tales by Charles Deulin (1945), Tyl Ulenspiegel by Charles de Coster (1946) and Culotte... Read full biography
Nicolas Mathieu Eekman known as Nico Eekman, Nic Eekman and Ekma, was a Belgian figurative painter of Flemish descent. He illustrated many books, notably The Destinies by Alfred de Vigny (1933), Beer-Drinker's Tales by Charles Deulin (1945), Tyl Ulenspiegel by Charles de Coster (1946) and Culotte the Donkey by Henri Bosco (1950). He is also notable for his drawings, watercolours and engravings. Eekman was born in Brussels in the house where Victor Hugo wrote Les Misérables. At 18, Eekman gave... Read full biography
Nicolas Mathieu Eekman known as Nico Eekman, Nic Eekman and Ekma, was a Belgian figurative painter of Flemish descent. He illustrated many books, notably The Destinies by Alfred de Vigny (1933), Beer-Drinker's Tales by Charles Deulin (1945), Tyl Ulenspiegel by Charles de Coster (1946) and Culotte the Donkey by Henri Bosco (1950). He is also notable for his drawings, watercolours and engravings. Eekman was born in Brussels in the house where Victor Hugo wrote Les Misérables. At 18, Eekman gave his first lecture in Brussels titled "The Unknown Van Gogh" who in 1907 was an unacknowledged artist by the general public. In 1912, he went to see the first Van Gogh exhibition in Cologne, Germany. After graduating as an architect from the Fine Arts... Read full biography
Nicolas Mathieu Eekman known as Nico Eekman, Nic Eekman and Ekma, was a Belgian figurative painter of Flemish descent. He illustrated many books, notably The Destinies by Alfred de Vigny (1933), Beer-Drinker's Tales by Charles Deulin (1945), Tyl Ulenspiegel by Charles de Coster (1946) and Culotte the Donkey by Henri Bosco (1950). He is also notable for his drawings, watercolours and engravings. Eekman was born in Brussels in the house where Victor Hugo wrote Les Misérables. At 18, Eekman gave his first lecture in Brussels titled "The Unknown Van Gogh" who in 1907 was an unacknowledged artist by the general public. In 1912, he went to see the first Van Gogh exhibition in Cologne, Germany. After graduating as an architect from the Fine Arts Academy in Brussels, he took refuge during the First World War in the presbytery of Nuen... Read full biography
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Nicolas Eckman, Nicolaas Mathieu Eeckman, Nikolaas Mathijs Eekman
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Nicolas Mathieu Eekman known as Nico Eekman, Nic Eekman and Ekma, was a Belgian figurative painter of Flemish descent.
He illustrated many books, notably The Destinies by Alfred de Vigny (1933), Beer-Drinker's Tales by Charles Deulin (1945), Tyl Ulenspiegel by Charles de Coster (1946) and Culotte the Donkey by Henri Bosco (1950). He is also notable for his drawings, watercolours and engravings.
Eekman was born in Brussels in the house where Victor Hugo wrote Les Misérables.
At 18, Eekman gave his first lecture in Brussels titled "The Unknown Van Gogh" who in 1907 was an unacknowledged artist by the general public. In 1912, he went to see the first Van Gogh exhibition in Cologne, German...But wait, there's more...
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