Artist Directory — 20th Century Belgian Portrait Painters

Laudy, Jean (1877-1956)

With a ‘wonderful gift of harmony and an exceedingly clever “technique,”’ Dutch-Belgian artist Jean Laudy was an extremely popular painter during the early 2...
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Swyncop, Philippe (1878-1949)

Ebullient works arise from the brush of charismatic Belgian artist Philippe Swyncop. Swncop devoted his painterly career to subjects of light-hearted joy an...
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Kvapil, Charles (1884-1958)

Charles Kvapil (1884-1958) was a Belgian artist who immersed himself in the Parisian art scene. Over the course of his productive career, he created a rich a...
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Madyol, Jacques (1874-1950)

Jacques Madyol studied at the Brussels Academy of Fine Arts and was well-known for his portraiture. Two of his portraits, of King Albert I and Queen Elizabet...
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Mathy, Henri (1897-1978)

As a young man, Mathy fought in the First World War and drew many landscapes from the fields at Flanders. Like many artists sent to war, his artistry provide...
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Poreau, Oswald (1877-1955)

Oswald Poreau was a Belgian artist who trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels under Joseph Stallaerts. He was admired for his deft impressioni...
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