#art, Artista belga Georges Croegaert – Belgian Artist Georges Croegaert

Georges Croegaert nació en Amberes, Bélgica en 1848 y fue un pintor academista que pinto escenas y retratos de gente elegante, fina y de la alta sociedad… Cursó estudios de arte en la Real Academia de Bellas Artes (Amberes) y luego, en 1876 se mudó a París donde vivió hasta su muerte en 1923. Sus telas son autenticas escenas del estilo Belle Époque, y además se le reconoce como uno de los principales exponentes de la pintura anticlerical. Expuso en el Salón de París (1882-1914) y también en el extranjero.

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Georges Croegaert was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1848. He was an academic painter who depicted scenes and portraits of elegant, refined people from high society. He studied art at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp) and then, in 1876, moved to Paris where he lived until his death in 1923. His canvases are authentic scenes of the Belle Époque style. However, he is also recognized as one of the main exponents of anticlerical painting. He exhibited at the Paris Salon (1882-1914) and also abroad.

(Imágenes tomadas del dominio público – Images taken from the Public Domain)

GRACIAS – CHEERS

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    I love the painting of a richly-dressed Cardinal, in a scarlet silk gown, sitting in the grand salon. The cardinal appears to have just written a letter and addressed it, and is now contemplating the effect it will have when opened and read by the recipient.  Simply superb! Cheers, Aiva xx

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    1. So glad you liked it Aiva. A superb painter indeed. Cheers and all the best!

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