Aloïs Boudry

Aloïs Boudry (12 August 1851, Ypres – 27 November 1938, Antwerp) was a Belgian painter known for his portraits, still lifes and interiors.

Portrait of a Fisherman (1920)
Interior with Fishermen's Wives

Life

He studied at the art schools in Ypres and Roeselare and finished at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp), where his teachers were Nicaise De Keyser and Jozef Van Lerius.

In 1885, he joined "Als ik Kan" (If I Can), an association of visual artists devoted to preserving traditional methods. He participated in the exposition "Brussels International 1910", where he won a silver medal. When the seaside resort of Knokke-Heist began a promotional campaign in 1913, he designed the posters, which became well-known.[1]

At the outbreak of World War I, he fled to England and established himself as a portraitist. In 1917, he moved to Italy to await the end of the war, then returned to Belgium.[2]

Wherever he was, he sought out humble people as the subjects for his paintings. His depictions of the fisherman of Nieuwpoort are especially popular. Many of them can be seen at the National Fishery Museum in Oostduinkerke.

His son, Robert (1872-1961), was also a painter, as was his grandson Paul (1913-1976). His great-granddaughter, Nele, is currently a painter in Ghent.

References
  1. "Collectie Sincfala - gemeente Knokke-Heist". Archived from the original on 2005-11-09. Retrieved 2014-03-20.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. Veilingshuis Horta, Brussel, 18 mei 2009

Further reading
  • P. Piron, De Belgische beeldende kunstenaars uit de 19de en 20ste eeuw, Brussel, 1999. ISBN 90-76676-01-1
  • Lexicon van West-Vlaamse beeldende kunstenaars, Vol.1, Kortrijk, 1992.
  • (in French) E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres..., Paris, (1976) ISBN 2-7000-0155-9
  • Catalogue "Als ik kan", Museum van Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, 1976
  • Hostyn, Norbert. Liliane Vandenbroucke, François Musin, Armand Delwaide, Aloïs Boudry, August Distave, Ivan Good, Gustaaf Sorel, Eduard Dubar. Het Visserijblad, LV, 1988, 6, pp. 33–34; 9, pp. 34–36; LVI, 1989, 8, p. 43; 9, pp. 46–47; 11, p. 45; 12, pp. 48–49; LVII, 1990, 1, pp. 65–66; 7, pp. 48–49
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