Edouard Agneessens
Edouard Agneessens (24 August 1842, Brussels – 20 August 1885, Uccle) was a Belgian painter born in Brussels. He studied under Jean-François Portaels from 1859 at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, and in 1869 won the Prix de Rome. In 1868, he was one of the founding members of the Société Libre des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.
Edouard Agneessens | |
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| Born | Edouard Agneessens 24 July 1842 Brussels, Belgium |
| Died | 20 July 1885 (aged 42) Uccle, Belgium |
| Education | Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts |
| Occupation | painter |
Agneessens later built up quite a career in Saint-Petersburg, but returned to Brussels in the 1880s. In the latter part of his life he suffered from a mental disorder. His works include Standing Male Nude (1870, sold 16 November 1994), Ladies by a Piano (sold 15 October 1998) and Bloemenstilleven (sold 7 December 2002).
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