Benoni Van der Gheynst was an accomplished Belgian painter of figures, portraits, and landscapes, particularly on the French Riviera. He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels.

Exhibited

Le Salon de l'Oeuvre at the Musée Modern, Brussels Triennial.

Public Collections

Municipality of Anderlecht.

Timeline

1876

Born in Ronse, Belgium.

1895-1897

Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels.

1903

Shown at the Brussels Triennial.

c. 1904

Began work on ‘Types et Caracteres par Benoni Vander Gheynst’. A light-hearted project to paint the characters of Brussels. 

1919

Lived in Brussels.

1946

Died in Nice, France.