Georges Lemmen
(1865–1916) Belgian neo-impressionist painter (1865-1916)
Georges Lemmen (Flanders/Belgium, 1865–1916) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a printmaker, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Georges Lemmen belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.
Georges Lemmen was born in Schaerbeek and died in Uccle. Georges Lemmen studied under Amédée Bourson. Georges Lemmen worked in Brussels and London. Wikidata associates Georges Lemmen with pointillism. Georges Lemmen became a member of Les XX and Vie et Lumière.
The best-known works include ‘Aline Maréchal’, ‘Woman with cat’, and ‘The Two Sisters’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 27 works by Georges Lemmen with free images. The dated works span the years 1890–1916. Works by Georges Lemmen are held by several collections, among them Musea Brugge, Wallraf–Richartz Museum, Musée d’Orsay, and Museum voor Schone Kunsten.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Josué Dupon, Eugène Laermans, Paul Sawyier, Moina Mathers, and Akseli Gallen-Kallela.