Dieu Victor

Victor Dieu was a Belgian artist, born in Quaregnon in 1873 and died in Mons in 1954. He was a painter, pastelist and etcher. He studied at the Academy in Mons under Danse, Motte and A. Bourlard (1890–1901), and at the Academy in Antwerp under Biot. In 1901, he won the Prix de Rome for engraving. He created landscapes, figures, rural scenes, allegorical compositions and genre scenes. He is considered one of the finest engravers of the Mons School. His painted work was mainly produced between 1931 and 1934. His art often shows a social dimension and a deep interest in the life and labor of miners. From 1919 to 1937, he taught drawing at the Academy in Mons. His work can be found in the museum of Mons. He is listed in BAS I and Two Centuries of Signatures of Belgian Artists (Piron).