ANTHONISSEN Louis-Joseph
THE GAME OF CHECKERS – LES INVALIDES DE LA MARINE ANGLAISE A GREENWICH
Oil on board: 32.5 x 41 cm / 12.8 x 16.1 in
Signed, situated and dated 'London 1884' lower left; label on the reverse: 'L.J. Anthonissen - Les invalides de la Marine anglaise à Greenwich'
Painter of genre scenes, portraits and landscapes.
Louis-Joseph Anthonissen was born on February 11, 1849 in Zandvliet and deceased in 1913 in Antwerp.
He was a pupil of the Antwerp Academy. He completed his studies at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
He was a co-founder of the Société des Artistes Indépendants with which he exhibited from 1884 until his death.
Anthonissen is best known for his landscapes of southern France, Algeria and the Sahara, although he also painted genre scenes and portraits.
Period:
Zandvliet 1849 - Antwerp 1913
Belgian School
Exhibitions:
Antwerp
Literature:
P. & V. Berko, "Dictionary of Belgian painters born between 1750 & 1875", Knokke 1981, p. 13.