Belgian artist Jef Van de Fackere is predominantly known for his portraits, figures, and still lifes in oil and watercolour. Born in Bruges, he studied at the city’s Academy of Fine Arts under Pierre Raoux and Edmond Van Hove. His works are held in numerous public collections.

Exhibited

Cercle Artistique Brugeois (between 1904 and 1926), Galerie San Salvador, Bruges.

Memberships

Full member of the Royal Society of British Artists and an associate member of the Royal Watercolour Society.

Public Collections

Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Mu.ZEE, Ostend.

Staff at the Academy of Fine Arts, Bruges. Jef Van de Fackere is standing fourth from the right (1918)

Timeline

1879

Born in Bruges, Belgium.

Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Bruges under Pierre Raoux and Edmond Van Hove.

1904

Became a drawing and painting teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts Bruges.
Debuted at the Cercle Artistique Brugeois where he continued to exhibit regularly until 1926.

1918

Photographed at the Academy.

1946

Died in Bruges.