Paul Haesaerts (15 February 1901 – 31 January 1974) was a multi talented

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artist. Born as Pauwel Helena Alfons Haesaerts, son of Benjamin Adolf Jan Baptist Haesaerts and Emma Philomena Spillemaeckers. As an artist he worked as an

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...

etcher Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types ...

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

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, carpet designer and

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. Especially as a documentary filmmaker he was well known internationally. His short film ''

Visit to Picasso ''Visit to Picasso'' ("Bezoek aan Picasso") is a short Belgian documentary film from 1949 about painter Pablo Picasso, directed by Belgian filmmaker Paul Haesaerts. In an effort to capture the nature of Picasso's creative process, Paul Haesaerts ...

'' (1949) was awarded at the

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in 1950 and won the BAFTA award for best documentary in 1951.

Filmography

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'' (1948, ''From Renoir to Picasso'', ''De Renoir a Picasso'') *''

'' (1949)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haesaerts, Paul 1974 deaths 1901 births 20th-century Belgian architects 20th-century Belgian painters