Delstanche Albert

Albert Delstanche was a Belgian artist, born in Brussels in 1870 and died in Ohain in 1941. He was a graphic artist, draftsman and illustrator. He was the grandson of J.B. Madou. In 1891 he obtained his doctorate in law at the ULB in Brussels. He received his artistic training at the Academy in Brussels (1887-1890 and 1898-1899) and further qualified at the Academy in Düsseldorf (1899). From 1903 to 1911 he was attached to the Prentenkabinet in Brussels. In the period 1904 to 1907 he perfected himself in etching, and subsequently in the varnish-mou technique (until 1914). During the First World War he lived in England. He illustrated works by E. Verhaeren and Eug. Demolder. From 1920 he became famous as a designer of monotypes, several of which are preserved in the Prentenkabinet in Brussels. From 1925 Albert Destanche realized quiet, intimate landscapes for which he found his inspiration in Walloon Brabant, among other places. He is mentioned in the Biographie Nationale of the Royal Academy of Belgium, volume xxxv. He is also mentioned in BAS I and Two centuries of signatures of Belgian artists. (Piron)