- Andrée Bosquet
Andrée Bosquet, born in
Tournai in 1900 was aBelgian painter. She died inLa Louvière in 1980. She wasFrans Depooter ’s wife.Coming from cultured society, she took painting courses withM. Putsage (pastel),Anto Carte , andE.Motte , but she was primarily self-taught. She exhibited regularly from 1922 onwards, invited in particular by theGroupe Nervia and Le Bon Vouloir (Mons ). She was awarded theCharles Caty Prize in 1963. Using oil, red chalk and charcoal, Andrée Bosquet painted and drew, with simplicity and delicate elegance but without affectation, self-portraits and children’s portraits, restful and clear still-lifes, and bouquets of an exquisite fragility. Her choice went towards soft and fine colors in half-tints and towards round and statuesque shapes. Her style cannot be connected with any school defined by art history, even though it might be likened to theFlorentine Primitives or have common features withnaïve art orsymbolism . Her works can be seen in various Belgian museums (Ghent ,Brussels ,Mons ,La Louvière ).ee also
* [http://www.kikirpa.be/www2/cgi-bin/wwwopac.exe?LANGUAGE=2&FLD1=vv&VAL1=BOSQUET,%20Andr%E9e&TRC1=off&DATABASE=object&LIMIT=50 Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistique (IRPA)]
External links
* [http://www.fondation-eeckman.be/nervia_invit%E9s_bosquet_apropos.asp Fonds Léon Eeckman]
* [http://www.arto.be/CONTENT/FR/02_LEXICON/00_LEXICON_DETAIL.cfm?LEX=845 Dictionnaire biographie des arts plastiques en Belgique (Arto)]
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