Codron Jef

Jef Codron was a Belgian artist, born and died in Brussels (1882-1942). He was a painter, draftsman, etcher and lithographer. He was educated at the Academy in Brussels under the direction of Verheyden, Stallaert, Taelemans and Richir. In 1904 and 1907 he took the entrance exam for the Prix de Rome and again registered for this Prize in 1910. He painted and etched numerous (Brussels) cityscapes, landscapes, coastal views, sporadically also nude figures and flower arrangements. Some sources state 1963 as the year of death. He is mentioned in BAS I and Two centuries of signatures of Belgian artists. (piron)