De Vadder Franz

Franz de De Vadder was a Belgian artist who was born in Bruges in 1862 and who died in Antwerp in 1935. He was a painter, etcher, but above all watercolourist. Pupil of Ch. Verlat and J. Van Luppen. Realized landscapes, seascapes. “F.D.V. excelled for his sense of tonalities, so that his works form a harmonious whole. He was a master at creating atmosphere, both in his landscapes and in his navies.” (Lexicon v) Worked for 32 years in Sint-Amands on the Scheldt. Work in the Museums in Brussels and Antwerp. Mentioned in the Lexicon of West Flemish visual artists v, BAS II and Two centuries of signatures of Belgian artists. (piron)