Wouter Abts (in French, Gautier Abts) was born at Lier, near

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, possibly in 1582. He was a pupil of Willem de Vos (Guillaume de Vos in French). Little is known about his life. He was admitted as a master to the

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at Antwerp in 1604–5; and he died in 1642–43. He mainly painted genre pieces, but a winter landscape has been attributed to him. He taught Adrian de Bie and Lenaert Coomans.Bryan,1886-9

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* 1582 births 1640s deaths People from Lier, Belgium 17th-century Flemish painters Painters from Antwerp Painters from the Holy Roman Empire {{Flemish-painter-stub