Andrée Bosquet (1900–1980) was a

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painter. Bosquet was born on 13 March 1900, in

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. She died in

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on 27 June 1980. Her husband was fellow Belgian artist

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. Coming from cultured society, she took painting courses with M. Putsage (pastel),

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, and E.Motte, but she was primarily self-taught. She exhibited regularly from 1922 onwards, invited in particular by the

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and Le Bon Vouloir (

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). She was awarded the Charles Caty Prize in 1963. Using oil, red chalk and charcoal, Andrée Bosquet painted and drew, with simplicity and delicate elegance but without affectation, self-portraits and children's portraits, restful and clear still lifes, and bouquets of an exquisite fragility. Her choice went towards soft and fine colors in half-tints and towards round and statuesque shapes. Her style cannot be connected with any school defined by art history, even though it might be likened to the Florentine Primitives or have common features with

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. Her works can be seen in various Belgian museums (

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Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistique (IRPA)
1900 births 1980 deaths Artists from Tournai Belgian women painters 20th-century Belgian painters 20th-century Belgian women artists {{Belgium-painter-stub