Vereecken Achille

Achille Vereecken was a Belgian artist who was born in Ghent in 1899 and who died there in 1933. He was a painter, draftsman and above all watercolourist. Limited training at the Academy in Ghent under J. Delvin. Architecture led by O. Van De Voorde. Was a professional architectural draftsman, associated with the Board of Bridges and Roads in Ghent. As an artist almost completely self-taught. Realized figures, interiors, landscapes and especially Ghent city corners. Formed a close artist group together with Callewaert, Lorein, Cornel and De Vuyst. His oeuvre is not very extensive and he exhibited only very rarely. Did participate in the Triennial Salon in Antwerp in 1926 (Nude). Work in the Museum in Ghent, among others. Mentioned in CRICK and Two centuries of signatures of Belgian artists. (piron)