Little is known about the life of Frans Geerts. From 1880 to 1886, he attended painting courses at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Taught by renowned still life painter Lucas Victor Schaefels, he excelled in his class, winning the contest "ornement au trait d’après l’estampe" in 1884. The last months of his painters’ education coincided with the short and unsuccessful attendance of Vincent van Gogh at the Antwerp Academy.
No records have been found of Geerts’ activity in the decade after his education. He may have received additional training abroad or perfected his art in another artist's workshop. He married Anna Maria Maes in 1891 and they had a daughter. From the end of the 19th century until the end of the second World War, he lived and worked as an artist in Borgerhout, Antwerp, where he died in 1957.
Workedit
Geerts’ works can be recognized by his characteristic signature
Frans Geerts’ work is diverse. He painted realistic and romantic portraits, pastoral and religious scenes, and still lifes with flowers and landscapes. He predominantly made oil paintings, but also watercolors and ink drawings.
Geerts was no avant-garde artist and never played a prominent role in Antwerp's artistic scene. Nevertheless, he seems to have had a certain commercial success. His works are held in private collections and regularly appear at auctions in Belgium and abroad.[2][3][4]
Referencesedit
^Also known as 'Franz Geerts' and 'François Geerts'
^"Prices and estimates of works Franz Geerts". www.arcadja.com. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
^"Franz Geerts ( 1869-1957) on LiveAuctioneers". LiveAuctioneers. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
Sourcesedit
P. & V. Berko, Dictionary of Belgian painters born between 1750 & 1875, Brussel, 1981, p. 304.
External linksedit
Profile of François Geerts in the database of the Duch Institute for Art History (RKD)
January 01, 1970
frans, geerts, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, unclear, citation, style, references, used, made, clearer, with, different, consistent, st. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article has an unclear citation style The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message This article may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia s layout guidelines Please help by editing the article to make improvements to the overall structure March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message This article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia See Wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Frans Geerts or Augustinus Franciscus Maria Frans Geerts 1 14 September 1869 in Antwerp 30 June 1957 in Borgerhout was a Belgian painter Frans GeertsBorn 1869 09 14 14 September 1869Antwerp BelgiumDied30 June 1957 1957 06 30 aged 87 Borgerhout Antwerp BelgiumOccupationPainter Contents 1 Life 2 Work 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksLife editLittle is known about the life of Frans Geerts From 1880 to 1886 he attended painting courses at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp Taught by renowned still life painter Lucas Victor Schaefels he excelled in his class winning the contest ornement au trait d apres l estampe in 1884 The last months of his painters education coincided with the short and unsuccessful attendance of Vincent van Gogh at the Antwerp Academy No records have been found of Geerts activity in the decade after his education He may have received additional training abroad or perfected his art in another artist s workshop He married Anna Maria Maes in 1891 and they had a daughter From the end of the 19th century until the end of the second World War he lived and worked as an artist in Borgerhout Antwerp where he died in 1957 Work edit nbsp Geerts works can be recognized by his characteristic signature Frans Geerts work is diverse He painted realistic and romantic portraits pastoral and religious scenes and still lifes with flowers and landscapes He predominantly made oil paintings but also watercolors and ink drawings Apart from original paintings his works include numerous creative adaptations of well known artists works such as Adriaen Brouwer Vaclav Brozik Henri De Braekeleer and David Teniers II Geerts also painted a detailed copy of Pieter Bruegel the Elder s The Peasant Dance Geerts was no avant garde artist and never played a prominent role in Antwerp s artistic scene Nevertheless he seems to have had a certain commercial success His works are held in private collections and regularly appear at auctions in Belgium and abroad 2 3 4 References edit Also known as Franz Geerts and Francois Geerts Prices and estimates of works Franz Geerts www arcadja com Retrieved 2019 02 22 Franz GEERTS 1850 1944 Artprice com Retrieved 2019 02 22 Franz Geerts 1869 1957 on LiveAuctioneers LiveAuctioneers Retrieved 2019 02 22 Sources editP amp V Berko Dictionary of Belgian painters born between 1750 amp 1875 Brussel 1981 p 304 External links editProfile of Francois Geerts in the database of the Duch Institute for Art History RKD Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frans Geerts amp oldid 1222782116, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
