Firmin Verhevick (1874-1962). "cabaret Le Diable Au Corps". Late 19th Century.

Frame in wood and stucco, gilded (usual wear). Frame dimensions: 33 x 44 cm.
Dimensions of the watercolor: 28 x 37 cm. Sign. Label on the back + text.
Firmin Verhevick, born in 1874 and died in 1962, is a Belgian painter, watercolourist, designer. Training with Jean Laudy (1877-1956) and Franz Courtens (1854-1943), Finds his true vocation in watercolor painting. Firmin Verhevick made frequent stays in France and Italy where he was able to refine his realistic and free style. He painted landscapes, interior scenes and seascapes.
Work at the Louvain Museum, at the Charlier Museum (Brussels).

Le Diable au Corps: Brussels artists' cabaret. If there is one Brussels literary cabaret that still fascinates today, it is Le Diable au Corps, who disappeared for nearly a century in 1928. City guides or heritage stories, all mention this. mythical place in the rue aux Choux, where he saw the birth, during the Belle Époque, of a satirical review and a shadow theater. Taking the famous Parisian Black Cat as a model, Le Diable au Corps has nevertheless managed to impose its particularities: through its folklore and the enhancement of a Brussels identity. .