Charles Hermans

Background

Hermans was born in Brussels, Belgium, on August 17, 1839, into a bourgeois family.

Education

Charles Hermans studied under the guidance of such painters as François-Joseph Navez and Louis Gallait. Then he passed through the Saint Luc workshop in Brussels. It offered an alternative non-traditional education. Between 1858 and 1861 Hermans studied with the painter Charles Gleyre at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, an official art school in Paris.

Career

Hermans resided in Italy from 1862 to 1867. There he became fascinated by the monastic life of Rome, and monks became a favorite subject of many of his paintings between 1866 and 1869. Later Charles Hermans made a number of other trips, visiting the Mediterranean area and Spain.

His canvas At Dawn became a real sensation at the Brussels Salon of 1875. There he earned his reputation of a prominent Belgian artist. It was the first manifesto realized in a format previously uncommon in the history of painting.

He participated in major international exhibitions, including the art section of the World Fair held in Paris in 1878. His paintings were purchased by numerous museums, both in Belgium and abroad.

Achievements

• Charles Hermans was one of the most remarkable painters of his time. He was well-known not only in his native Belgium but also in other countries of Europe. Among his major works were At the Masquerade, The Flower Seller, Two Dancers, etc.

Works

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  • À l’Aube

  • Two Dancers

  • La Belle Voisine

  • Monks Playing Bowls

  • Orientale au tambourin

  • Femme à l'éventail

  • Portrait of a girl

  • Portrait of a young Lady

  • The Flower Seller

  • At the Masquerade

  • The Onion Sellers

  • Spanish Beauty

  • Circe, The Temptress

  • Honeymoon

  • Still Life with Roses in a Glass Vase

  • Portrait of a lady

  • Jeune femme-fleur

  • Allégorie de la charité (orientaliste)

  • Portrait de jeune fille au chapeau

  • Jeune femme aux fleurs

  • La toilette dans le jardin

  • Jeune romaine

  • Baigneuses

  • Modèle dans l'atelier

  • Olga

  • La levée du rideau

  • Jeune femme nue devant le foyer

  • Jeune femme au boudoir

  • Menton

  • Esquisse

  • Jeune femme à l'éventail oriental

  • Les deux soeurs

  • La toilette de la jeune fille

Membership

Hermans was a member of the Société libre des Beaux-Arts since 1868. It brought together a number of renowned Belgian artists, including Charles de Groux, Alfred Verwée, Constantin Meunier, Louis Dubois, Louis Artan de Saint-Martin, Eugène Smits, etc.

• Société libre des Beaux-Arts , Belgium

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