Prosper De Wit was an accomplished Belgian painter of landscapes and genre scenes. He trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp and his works are held in numerous public collections.

Exhibitions

Brussels Salon.

Public Collections

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK).

Timeline

1862

Born in Antwerp.

Studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp.

1883

Co-founded Als Ik Kan, an association which sought to stem the tide of modernism by championing the old masters. The name Als Ik Kan was derived from Jan van Eyck’s motto and means ‘as best I can’.

1951

Died in Schaerbeek.