Edgard Farasyn
Belgian painter, watercolorist, engraver and etcher From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Belgian painter, watercolorist, engraver and etcher From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edgard Pierre Jozef Farasyn (also spelled Farasijn; 14 August 1858, in Antwerp – 22 March 1938, in Antwerp) was a Belgian painter, watercolorist, engraver and etcher who specialized in seascapes, landscapes, genre scenes and interior portraits. In his later life, he became interested in depicting fishermen.[1]
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| Born | Edgard Pierre Jozef Farasyn 14 July 1858 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Died | 2 March 1938 (aged 79) Antwerp, Belgium |
| Education | Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, engraver and etcher |
He received his artistic training at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp, where he studied under Nicaise de Keyser. In 1885, he became a teacher at the Academy.[1] Six years later, he was a founding member of the secessionist group De XIII and was also active in Weest U Zelve (roughly, Be Yourself), a group devoted to promoting Flemish art.
He initially focused on painting children, but switched to plein air painting after becoming a teacher. He mostly worked in and around Antwerp, but also went to Mol and the Kempen region and occasionally ventured into Zeeland. His early works are mostly done in dark, sombre colors, but his canvas lightened considerably after he visited Koksijde and decided to portray the lives of the fishermen and their families.[1] He also practiced mural painting. Of special note is the painting Optocht van de rederijkerskamer "De Violieren" in 1539 (Procession of the Chamber of Rhetoric "The Violieren" in 1539), in the staircase hallway of the Antwerp Town Hall, which he executed in 1899 at the invitation of Frans Van Kuyck; part of a larger project of historical murals which also included works by Piet Verhaert, Edouard de Jans, Karel Boom and Henri Houben.[2][3]
He gave many exhibitions, winning awards at the Sydney International Exhibition (1879) and the Brussels International (1897). He retired from teaching in 1924.[1]
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