Émile Claus
(1849–1924) belgisk konstnär
Émile Claus (Flanders/Belgium, 1849–1924) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a printmaker, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Émile Claus belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.
Émile Claus was born in Sint-Eloois-Vijve and died in Astene. Émile Claus trained at Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Émile Claus studied under Jacob Jacobs. Émile Claus became a member of Les XIII, Kunst van Heden, and Vie et Lumière. The awards include Knight of the Order of Leopold, Officer of the Order of Leopold, and Commander of the Order of Leopold. The students included Ōta Kijirō, Anna De Weert, Jules Guiette, and Marguerite Robyns.
The best-known works include ‘Octobre, le vieil arbre’ and ‘Rayon de soleil’. The works belong mainly to the genres Luminism and French Realism. The catalogue has 98 works by Émile Claus with free images. The dated works span the years 1869–1950. Works by Émile Claus are held by several collections, among them Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), and Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Georges Croegaert, Anna Boch, Nikolaus Geiger, Julien Dillens, and Carl Fredrik Hill.