Statue of Augustine Pautre, the first wife of the Flemish painter Eugeen Van Mieghem in Antwerp, Belgium

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Eugeen Van Mieghem (October 1st., 1875 -March 24th., 1930) was a Belgian artist born in the port of Antwerp. As a boy Van Mieghem was confronted with the harsh reality of life at the waterfront. Van Mieghem married Augustine Pautre in 1902. At the end of November 1904 his young wife fell ill. Van Mieghem depicted her in an impressive series of drawings and pastels that rate alongside similar work by such artists as Rembrandt (The Series of Saskia) and Ferdinand Hodler (Valentine Godé). Grief-stricken at the death of his wife, it was 1910 before Van Mieghem showed his work again.

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Location: Statue of Augustine Pautre, Entrepotkaai, 2000 Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Western Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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