Lucien Frank - Dutch Harbour At Night

Lucien Frank (1857-1920) was born in Brussels. His parents were of Dutch and French origin. He received his artistic training in Paris from Charles Daubigny and probably knew and received advice from Édouard Manet. He was a follower of "pleinairism" (same ambitions as Impressionism but more realistic).

During the period 1887-1890, he settled in the charming village of Ohain and developed his own style. Subsequently, he worked a lot in the Tervuren region where he settled for a while. The Belgian coast and Holland also inspired him. At the time, his favorite subject became the animation of the streets and markets of large cities (Brussels, Paris, etc.), which led him to travel abroad. He rendered these scenes in a very personal style. At the beginning of the First World War, he left Belgium. During this exile which took him to France and Spain, his wife (Sylvia Marie Vloeberghen who was also a painter) died. He returned to Belgium in 1919 and settled in Ohain with his son. Unfortunately, he died of a stroke in the early 1920s, only a few months after this move.

Lucien Frank was a renowned and talented Belgian impressionist painter and watercolourist of landscapes, seascapes and city views. For more information: www.lucienfrank.be

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