Amédée Ernest Lynen (1852–1938), who often signed his works Am. Lynen, was a Belgian painter, illustrator and writer. In 1880, he was one of the founders of the artistic group

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after it had separated from the academy, and he co-founded its successor Pour l'Art in 1892. In 1895, he founded the "Compagnie du Diable-au-corps", an artistic association which organised evenings with theatre and poetry, and which existed at least until 1899. It also published a satirical newspaper, ''Le Diable au Corps''. In 1903, two works on paper were bought by the

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. In 1930, a retrospective of his works was organised by the Cercle Artistique et Littéraire in the

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Works

* Wrote and illustrated ''Sébastien Vranckx, peintre de moeurs escarmouches et combats'' (1901, published by Lamertin) * Wrote and illustrated ''Le jaquemart de la tour du pré-rouge'' (1902, published by Lamertin) * Wrote and illustrated ''L'Oeuvre de Maîtrise'' (1918, Goossens), with a foreword by Georges Eekhoud * The poster for the 1902 Exposition des primitifs flamands à Bruges * Posters for exhibitions, performances and festivities

Illustrations for books

Among the many works with one or more illustrations by Lynen can be cited: * ''Le Théâtrè a la Maison'' by Émile Leclercq * ''La femme de Roland'' by

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(1882, published by Kistemaeckers) * First impression of '' À vau-l'eau'' by Joris-Karl Huysmans (1882, published by Kistemaeckers) * ''Contes érotico-philosophiques'' by Antoine Aimé Beaufort d'Auberval (1882, published by Kistemaeckers) * ''Au pays de Manneken-Pis'' by Theodore Hannon (1883, published by Kistemaeckers) * ''Le cheveu, conte moral'' by

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(1883, published by Kistemaeckers) * ''Noëls fin-de-siècle'' by Theodore Hannon (1892) * ''Guide de la section de l'état indépendant du Congo à l'exposition de Bruxelles-Tervueren en 1897'' * ''Les vertus bourgeoises'' by Henri Carton de Wiart (1912, Van Oest) * More than 250 illustrations for '' The Legend of Thyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak'' by

Charles De Coster Charles-Theodore-Henri De Coster (20 August 1827 – 7 May 1879) was a Belgian novelist whose efforts laid the basis for a native Belgian literature. Early life and education He was born in Munich; his father, Augustin De Coster, was a nati ...

(1914, published by Lamertin) * ''L'Enseignement Professionnel En Belgique'', 1921

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lynen, Amedee 1852 births 1938 deaths People from Saint-Josse-ten-Noode 19th-century Belgian painters 19th-century Belgian male artists 20th-century Belgian painters Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts alumni 20th-century Belgian male artists