Charles van den Eycken or Charles van den Eycken the younger (17 April 1859 – 27 December 1923), sometimes known as Duchêne,[1] was a well-known Belgian painter specializing in pictures of interiors, dogs and cats.
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Nationality | Belgian |
Known for | Animal painting |
Van den Eycken was born in Brussels.[2] His grandfather Frans was a decorative painter and his father, also called Charles, a successful painter of landscapes in the 17th-century Dutch style.
He first was a pupil of his father. He subsequently studied with Joseph Stevens, a realist animal painter, at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. He later also studied at the Academy of Louvain.[3] From 1881 he exhibited regularly in the Salons of Brussels, Liège, Ghent and Antwerp, as well as in the Netherlands, Germany and Spain. He painted several pictures for Queen Marie-Henriette of Belgium. He was a member of the artist group "l'Essor" and obtained several medals.[4]
His usual signature was Ch. van den Eycken. He sometimes signed his works Charles Duchêne.
He painted dogs and cats engaged in all kinds of activities.[5] He also painted some portraits of dogs. He died in Brussels.[6]
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