VAN DEN EYCKEN Charles
FRIENDS
Oil on panel: 28 x 24 cm / 11 x 9.4 in
Signed and dated '1893' upper right
Painter of animals, with a preference for dogs and cats, and interiors.
Charles Van Den Eycken was a pupil of his father Frans Van Den Eycken, a painter of landscapes, and of Joseph Stevens at the Brussels Academy. From 1881 on he was a regular exhibitor in the Salons in Brussels, Liège, Ghent and Antwerp, as well as in Holland, Germany and Spain.
Van Den Eycken painted several works for Queen Marie-Henriette of Belgium.
Van Den Eycken had a preference for painting dogs and cats. He was a member of the group ‘l’Essor’ and was awarded several medals.
Period:
Brussels 1859 - 1923
Belgian School
Exhibitions:
Antwerp - Brussels - Ixelles - Kortrijk
Literature:
P. & V. Berko, "Dictionary of Animal Painters; Belgian and Dutch Artists born between 1750 and 1880", Knokke 1998, p. 232 - 241.
