Frans Van Giel (born ''Franciscus Alexius van Giel''; 16 July 1892 – 7 April 1975) was a

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painter who was born in

Oostmalle Oostmalle is a village which is located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The village itself is part of the municipality of Malle. Oostmalle was an independent municipality until 1976. It has a surface area of 28.27 km² and in 2004 had 6,5 ...

and died in

Wechelderzande Wechelderzande is a ''submunicipality'' of Lille, situated in the Campine region of the Antwerp Province in Belgium. It has been part of the municipality of Lille since 1977. Overview Wechelderzande was first mentioned in 1182 and belonged th ...

Notable achievements and associations

He is called the painter of the

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and was a friend of the painter

Jakob Smits Jakob Smits or Jacob Smits (Rotterdam, 9 July 1855 – Achterbos (Mol), 15 February 1928) was a Dutch-Flemish painter. Background and early life He was born a son of a decorator. Jakob studied in Rotterdam at the academy and helped his fathe ...

. From 1930 until his death in 1975, he lived in

, and is also buried there.

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Frans Van Giel
1892 births 1975 deaths 20th-century Belgian painters People from Malle Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp) alumni {{Belgium-painter-stub