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1852 Lierre near Antwerp, Belgium - 1927. Known for: Portrait, history and genre painting.
A painter of portraits, history and genre* scenes, Jan Van Beers was born in Belgium in 1852. He grew up in a highly cultural and artistic milieu, his father being a famous poet, and was predestined... Read full biography
A painter of portraits, history and genre* scenes, Jan Van Beers was born in Belgium in 1852. He grew up in a highly cultural and artistic milieu, his father being a famous poet, and was predestined for an artistic career, having befriended artists such as the composer Pierre Benoit, whose portrait... Read full biography
A painter of portraits, history and genre* scenes, Jan Van Beers was born in Belgium in 1852. He grew up in a highly cultural and artistic milieu, his father being a famous poet, and was predestined for an artistic career, having befriended artists such as the composer Pierre Benoit, whose portrait he completed in 1883, or the painter Baron Henri Leys. At an early age, he developed an exceptional talent for drawing and painting. Studying at the Antwerp Fine Arts Academy, he soon became the... Read full biography
A painter of portraits, history and genre* scenes, Jan Van Beers was born in Belgium in 1852. He grew up in a highly cultural and artistic milieu, his father being a famous poet, and was predestined for an artistic career, having befriended artists such as the composer Pierre Benoit, whose portrait he completed in 1883, or the painter Baron Henri Leys. At an early age, he developed an exceptional talent for drawing and painting. Studying at the Antwerp Fine Arts Academy, he soon became the leader of a group of young promising artists, known as the "Van Beers clique." Among them were Piet Verhaert (1852-1908), Alexander Struys (1852-1941), and Jef Lambeaux (1852-1908). This group was famous for their mischief and eccentricities and used to... Read full biography
A painter of portraits, history and genre* scenes, Jan Van Beers was born in Belgium in 1852. He grew up in a highly cultural and artistic milieu, his father being a famous poet, and was predestined for an artistic career, having befriended artists such as the composer Pierre Benoit, whose portrait he completed in 1883, or the painter Baron Henri Leys. At an early age, he developed an exceptional talent for drawing and painting. Studying at the Antwerp Fine Arts Academy, he soon became the leader of a group of young promising artists, known as the "Van Beers clique." Among them were Piet Verhaert (1852-1908), Alexander Struys (1852-1941), and Jef Lambeaux (1852-1908). This group was famous for their mischief and eccentricities and used to walk around the town dressed up in historic costumes. These eccentricities aside, several art critics had been emphas... Read full biography
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