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1818 Watou, Belgium - 1901 Brussels, Belgium. Known for: Landscape painting.
Henri Cleenewerck was born in Watou, Belgium and attended the academies in Poperinge and Iepe. He came to the United States and was working in Savannah, Georgia in 1860. Around 1865 he traveled to... Read full biography
Henri Cleenewerck was born in Watou, Belgium and attended the academies in Poperinge and Iepe. He came to the United States and was working in Savannah, Georgia in 1860. Around 1865 he traveled to Cuba, painting views of the Canimar River, San Antonio de los Banos and exotic jungle paintings. His... Read full biography
Henri Cleenewerck was born in Watou, Belgium and attended the academies in Poperinge and Iepe. He came to the United States and was working in Savannah, Georgia in 1860. Around 1865 he traveled to Cuba, painting views of the Canimar River, San Antonio de los Banos and exotic jungle paintings. His work was highly acclaimed and he became a celebrated artist in Cuba, but he left there at the start of the War for Independence in 1868. Cleenewerck returned to the United States, becoming a... Read full biography
Henri Cleenewerck was born in Watou, Belgium and attended the academies in Poperinge and Iepe. He came to the United States and was working in Savannah, Georgia in 1860. Around 1865 he traveled to Cuba, painting views of the Canimar River, San Antonio de los Banos and exotic jungle paintings. His work was highly acclaimed and he became a celebrated artist in Cuba, but he left there at the start of the War for Independence in 1868. Cleenewerck returned to the United States, becoming a naturalized citizen and traveling extensively across the country. He visited Colorado and San Francisco, making a number of sketches, and there is evidence to suggest that he may have painted around the San Francisco Bay region and the Northern California... Read full biography
Henri Cleenewerck was born in Watou, Belgium and attended the academies in Poperinge and Iepe. He came to the United States and was working in Savannah, Georgia in 1860. Around 1865 he traveled to Cuba, painting views of the Canimar River, San Antonio de los Banos and exotic jungle paintings. His work was highly acclaimed and he became a celebrated artist in Cuba, but he left there at the start of the War for Independence in 1868. Cleenewerck returned to the United States, becoming a naturalized citizen and traveling extensively across the country. He visited Colorado and San Francisco, making a number of sketches, and there is evidence to suggest that he may have painted around the San Francisco Bay region and the Northern California coast. Cleenewerck apparently returned to Europe, for at the Brussels Salon of 1878, he indicated his residence as Popering... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Colorado Before 1900
- •Cuba
- •Georgia Before 1900
- •Germany Before 1900
- •Monterey, Carmel California
- •Northern California Before 1900
- •Yosemite National Park
Chronology
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •San Francisco Art Association
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons