Émile Deckers (9 January 1885 – 6 February 1968) was a Belgian painter.[1]
Émile Deckers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 January 1885 Ensival, Belgium |
| Died | 6 February 1968 (aged 83) Verviers, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Education | Académie royale des beaux-arts, Liège |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Movement | Orientalist |
Life and career edit
Émile Deckers was born at Enisval in Belgium on 9 January 1885. He received his art education at the Académie royale des beaux-arts in Liège. He was the recipient of many art prizes before the outbreak of the first world war.[2]
In 1921 he moved to Algiers, French Algeria, where he became an Orientalist painter.[1] where he rapidly achieved a high level of popularity for his portraits.[3]
Work edit
He executed many portraits of Algerian women.[4][5] His portraits of Arab people are thought to be very authentic.[3]
His work has been auctioned by Christie's and Sotheby's.[6][7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Winter, Jeffrey; Wolpert, Martin (2004). Modern Figurative Paintings: The Paris Connection. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 9780764319624. OCLC 473827123.
- ^ Thornton, L., La Femme dans la Peinture Orientaliste, www.acr-edition.com, 1985, p. 227 (translated from the French)
- ^ a b Thornton, L., La Femme dans la Peinture Orientaliste, www.acr-edition.com, 1985, p. 227
- ^ Thornton, Lynne (2009). Women as Portrayed in Orientalist Painting. Paris: ACR Editions. p. 186. ISBN 9782867700842. OCLC 847428883.
- ^ Vidal-Bué, Marion (2003). L'Algérie du sud et ses peintres: 1830-1960. Paris: Paris Méditerranée. p. 64. ISBN 9782842721756.
- ^ "Three studies of the head of an Algerian beauty". Christie's. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ "EMILE DECKERS; STUDY OF HEADS OF YOUNG GIRLS; SIGNED LOWER LEFT; OIL ON CANVAS". Sotheby's. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
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