Eugène Broerman (1861-1932): Portret van een man (Emile Verhaeren, 1855-1916), olie op doek, gedateerd 1891

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Work: 74,5 x 54 cm

Frame: 104,5 x 85,5 cm

 

Eugène Broerman was a Belgian painter, trained at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. In 1881, he was the winner of the famous first Godecharle prize or the Godecharle contest. 

Most probably a portret of the Belgian poet and art critic Emile Verhaeren (1855-1916). He was one of the founders of the school of Symbolism and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature on six occasions.

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