Albert Baertsoen
{{Short description|Belgian painter (1866–1922)}}
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Alfred Philippe Roll
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Albert Baertsoen (9 January 1866 – 9 June 1922) was a Belgian painter, pastellist and graphic artist. His subjects were mainly landscapes and especially townscapes, many depicting his hometown Ghent and - during World War I - London.
Life and work
He was born in Ghent. His father was an industrialist and textile manufacturer. In 1882, he enrolled in the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied under Gustave Den Duyts and Jean Delvin. His debut as a painter came in 1887, when he participated in an exhibition in Brussels held by the secessionist group l'Essor.
He continued his studies in Paris, at the art school of Alfred Philippe Roll, and exhibited at the Salon in 1889. The following year, he accompanied James Ensor, Frantz Charlet and other Belgian painters on a study trip to London. In 1894, he helped found the "Cercle des Beaux-Arts d'Ostende". The years 1894/95 saw another stay in Paris, where his painting "Oude Vlaamse Vaart" (Old Flemish Sails) was acquired by the Musée du Luxembourg and he participated in an exhibition held by La Libre Esthétique. From 1896 to 1901, he continued to exhibit throughout Europe, winning several Gold Medals.
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In 1913, he served as a member of the art jury for the Ghent World's Fair. In 1914, more than 50 prints and drawings of his were being exhibited in the Brussels art circle L'Estampe.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-16 |title=Biografie, biographie - Albert Baertsoen |url=https://albertbaertsoen.be/biografie-biographie/ |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=albertbaertsoen.be |language=nl-BE}} During World War I, he lived in London, returning to Ghent in 1919. That same year, he was appointed a member of the Royal Academy of Belgium. Two years later, a retrospective of his work was held at the Galerie Georges Giroux in Brussels. He died in Ghent in 1922.
Honours
- 1919 : Commander of the Order of the Crown.Royal Decree of H.M. King Albert I on 14 November 1919
- 1919: Member of the Royal Academie.Index biographique des membres et associés de l'Académie royale de Belgique (1769–2005)
Writings
- "De la mémoire visuelle chez l'artiste", in the Bulletin de l'Académie Royale de Belgique, Classe des Beaux-Arts, nrs. 9-10, Brussels, 1920
References
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Further reading
- Hippolyte Fierens-Gevaert, Albert Baertsoen, Elibron Classics (2001). Reprint of 1910 edition (French). {{ISBN|0-543-87784-1}}
- O. Roelandts, Albert Baertsoen, Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Ghent), 1928
- H. Van de Woestijne-Vanagt, De Visuele oprechtheid van Albert Baertsoen (retrospective catalog), 1972
- Paul Lambotte, Albert Baertsoen, in La revue de l'art ancien et moderne, Paris, 10 November 1919,
External links
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- [http://www.artnet.com/artists/albert-baertsoen/past-auction-results ArtNet: More works by Baertsoen]
- [https://www.albertbaertsoen.be/ Albert Baertsoen | Online catalogue raisonné]
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=9BjnAAAAMAAJ&dq=mourey+baertsoen&pg=PA227 "A painter of dead cities: M. Albert Baertsoen"], Gabriel Mourey, in The International Studio, Vol.5, @ Google Books
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=9SznAAAAMAAJ&dq=albert+baertsoen&pg=PA39 "Recent Etchings by Albert Baertsoen"] in The International Studio, Vol.30, @ Google Books
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