Pierre Nuyttens Bruges Belgium pair w/c's

Fine Art : Paintings

 

Nuyttens, Josef Pierre (signed l.l.; Antwerp, Belgium, 1885 - Chicago, 1960; listed artprice, askart, etc), 1) Market, Bruges; 2) Canal, Bruges, watercolors, mid 20th Century. Size: each 4 x 5" plus new mat and original frames; very good condition. Josef Pierre Nuyttens: A twentieth century painter and etcher, Josef Pierre Nuyttens studied art in his native Belgium at the Antwerp Royal Academy. He then went to Paris to complete his education at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Nuyttens began to exhibit his paintings in both Antwerp and Brussels in 1905. By the end of the First World War (1918) he had emerged as one of Belgium's leading artists and received the bronze medal from the Queen of Belgium as well as the Chevalier of the Order of Leopold II. Josef Pierre Nuyttens moved to the United States around 1925. He first settled in New York but by 1934 he had made Chicago his permanent home. In America, Nuyttens became well known for his landscapes, cityscapes, figure studies and animal depictions. He was a full member of the Alumni Art Institute of Chicago. Today, examples of his etchings and paintings are included in such diverse collections as the Art Institute of Chicago, the White House, Washington, DC, and the Royal Palace, Brussels, Belgium.

Item ID: 01553