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Baron Franciscus Eduardus Maria (Franz) Courtens (1854–1943) was a Belgian painter.
He was a leading figure in the Dendermonde School, famous for his paintings of nature and landscapes. An essay on him by Fernand Khnopff was published in The International Studio 34 (1908). Courtens was professor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (NHISKA) in Antwerp from 1904 till 1924.
He was a personal friend of Leopold II, who gave him the privilege of free access to the royal Parc of Laeken. Some of his paintings remain in the Royal collection.
Family
Since 1922, the family belongs to the Belgian nobility.
Honours
1922: created Baron Courtens by Royal order.
Grand Officer in the Order of the Crown.
Member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium.
References
External links
Centre Marius Staquet Archived 2017-09-18 at the Wayback Machine Franz Courtens - Le plein air et l'intine
Franz Courtens ULAN Full Record Display. Union List of Artist Names, Getty Vocabularies. Getty Vocabulary Program, Getty Research Institute (Los Angeles, California)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Franz Courtens
- Courtens
- Dendermonde
- List of Belgian painters
- Valerius de Saedeleer
- Franz Vinck
- Paul Delvaux
- Évariste Carpentier
- 2014 in public domain
- Castlemaine Art Museum
