Ernest Faut (27 January 1879 – 17 October 1961)[1][2] was a Flemish - Belgian painter.[3] He was a draftsman, painter and lithographer of decorative works, landscapes, interiors, psychological portraits, religious scenes, churches and beguinages.
Ernest Faut | |
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| Born | Ernest Faut 27 January 1879 Ghent, Belgium |
| Died | 17 October 1961 (aged 82) Leuven, Belgium |
| Education | Academy of Brussels Academy of Leuven |
| Occupation | Painter |
Life and work edit
Ernest Faut started his education at the Academy of Brussels with Constant Montald and also studied at the Academy of Leuven with Constantin Meunier. He was a professor for forty years (until 1944) at the Academy of Leuven, of which he later became director.[4]
Faut delivered technically very strong paintings, with a delicate and sensitive range of colors. Faut also used the chiaroscuro technique. In the 1930s, his work mainly featured symbolic scenes with a late after-effect of Art Nouveau influences. Some paintings are characterized by a hazy melancholy.
Faut's work is dispersed in several museums, including the M – Museum of Leuven.
Gallery edit
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Pontificale hoogmis Abdij van het Park -
De sluisstraat in Leuven
Bibliography edit
- Marc Eeemans, Biografische woordenboek der Belgische kunstenaars van 1830 tot 1970, 1979, vol. 1, p. 216
- Paul Piron, De Belgische beeldende kunstenaars uit de 19de en 20ste eeuw, 1999, vol. 1, p. 550
- La Renaissance du Livre, Le dictionnaire des peintres Belges du XIVe siècle à nos jours Bruxelles, 1994
References edit
- ^ Eeemans
- ^ Piron
- ^ "Ernest Faut". Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- ^ "Ernest Faut Preekstoel, Sint-Pieter Leuven". www.belgiansculptures.be. Retrieved October 16, 2021.