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Frans Geerts (14 September 1869 in Antwerp – 30 June 1957 in Borgerhout) was a Belgian painter.[1]
Frans Geerts | |
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| Born | Augustinus Franciscus Maria Geerts 14 September 1869 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Died | 30 June 1957 (aged 87) Borgerhout, Antwerp, Belgium |
| Other names | Franz Geerts François Geerts |
| Education | Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp) |
| Known for | Oil paintings |
| Style | Realism Romanticism |
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While Geerts predominantly made oil paintings, he also used watercolors and ink drawings to create realistic and romantic portraits, pastoral and religious scenes, and still lifes with flowers and landscapes. In addition to his original paintings, his works include numerous creative adaptations of well-known artists' works, such as Adriaen Brouwer, Václav Brožík, Henri De Braekeleer, and David Teniers II. Among these are a detailed copy of Pieter Bruegel the Elder's The Peasant Dance. While not prominent in Antwerp's artistic scene, he did gain relative commercial success, with his works now held in private collections[citation needed] and auctions both in Belgium and abroad.[2][3][4]
Little is known about the life of Frans Geerts. From 1880 to 1886, he attended painting courses taught by Lucas Victor Schaefels at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. He won the class' "ornement au trait d’après l’estampe"[clarification needed] contest in 1884. His time at the academy overlapped briefly with Vincent van Gogh. Geerts married Anna Maria Maes in 1891 and they had a daughter. From the end of the 19th century until the end of the Second World War, he lived and worked as an artist in Borgerhout, Antwerp, where he died in 1957.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "François Geerts". Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "GEERTS Frans: Artist's Artworks passed in Auctions". www.arcadja.com. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- ^ "Franz GEERTS". Artprice.com. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- ^ "Franz Geerts (1869-1957)". LiveAuctioneers. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- Berko, Patrick; Berko, Viviane (1981). Dictionary of Belgian painters born between 1750 & 1875. Brussels: Editions Laconti. p. 304.