Charles van den Eycken
Charles van den Eycken or Charles van den Eycken the younger (17 April 1859 – 27 December 1923), sometimes known as Duchêne,[1] was a well-known Belgian painter specializing in pictures of interiors, dogs and cats.
Charles van den Eycken | |
|---|---|
 The little writer | |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Known for | Animal painting |
Life
Van den Eycken was born in Brussels.[2] His grandfather Frans was a decorative painter and his father, also called Charles, a successful painter of landscapes in the 17th-century Dutch style.
He first was a pupil of his father. He subsequently studied with Joseph Stevens, a realist animal painter, at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. He later also studied at the Academy of Louvain.[3] From 1881 he exhibited regularly in the Salons of Brussels, Liège, Ghent and Antwerp, as well as in the Netherlands, Germany and Spain. He painted several pictures for Queen Marie-Henriette of Belgium. He was a member of the artist group "l'Essor" and obtained several medals.[4]
His usual signature was Ch. van den Eycken. He sometimes signed his works Charles Duchêne.
He painted dogs and cats engaged in all kinds of activities.[5] He also painted some portraits of dogs. He died in Brussels.[6]
Notes and references
- The names van den Eycken and Duchêne mean "of the oak" in Dutch and French respectively
- Charles Van den Eycken (II) at the Netherlands Institute for Art History
- Bénézit, 1999
- Berko, 1981
- Berko, 1981
- Bénézit, 1999
Bibliography
- Akoun, Jacky-Armand, 2012: La côte des peintres. Editions Babylone
- Bénézit, E., 1999: Dictionnaire critique des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs. Paris: Gründ
- Berko, P. & V., 1981: Dictionary of Belgian painters born between 1750 & 1875
