Joos Vincent de Vos
Joos Vincent de Vos (1829–1875) was a Belgian artist who specialized in paintings of animals.
Vincent de Vos was born in Kortrijk, Belgium in 1829 to father Jan Eugene Vos a miller, and mother Marie Anne Verhaeghe. He studied at the Kortrijk Academy under religious artist Philip De White, and Edward Woutermaetens, also a painter of animals. At the academy, his early works won medals for composition in 1848, antique images in 1849, anatomy in 1851, and the gold medal for perspective in 1852.[1]
In 1870 he spent time in Roman Campagna, Italy. But, eventually he settled down in his home town of Kortrijk, where he set up his studio, which most described a small zoo. He kept dogs, wolves, foxes, monkeys and even a camel. Small sized painting of oil on panel was the majority of his works.[1]
His work was successful commercially, and was exhibited primarily in Belgium and France.[2][3]
He died in Kortrijk on 5 October 1875.[2]
Works
Some of his paintings are in the collection of the Broelmuseum in Kortrijk.[4] Animals, particularly monkeys and dogs, were frequent subjects of his work. He often depicted animals in circus costume.[2] The paintings typically are small in size,[2] and dates, titles and signatures often are hidden as box labels or in posters depicted in the work.[5]
Titles and topics of his works include:
- Circus monkey and Dog[6]
- At the market[6]
- Le repos apes la chasse[6]
- A Blenheim and a Tricolour King Charles Spaniel on a Persian[6]
- Two Dogs by the doghouse[7]
- At Play[8]
- Best Friends[9]
- A terrier smoking a pipe[10]
- "Dog Meets Mice", 1865
- "De barakspelers" ("The Shack Players"), in the collection of the Broelmuseum.[3]
References
- 1 2 http://www.kortrijk.be/files/kortrijk/Ann-Sophie_Marien/Joos_Vincent_De_Vos.pdf
- 1 2 3 4 Joos Vincent de Vos, William Secord Gallery website, accessed 20 June 2010
- 1 2 Broelmuseum Collection Highlights, Stadt Kortrijk website, accessed 20 June 2010
- ↑ "Exposition Gustibus - ING in Belgium". Ing.be. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ↑ Vincent De Vos, Museum of Learning website, accessed 20 June 2010
- 1 2 3 4 "Past Auction Results for Vincent de Vos Art – Vincent de Vos on artnet". Artnet.com. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ↑ "Vincent de VOS, Belgian, Two dogs, Oil on panel". Liveauctioneers.com. 2005-11-18. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ↑ "At Play reproduction by Vincent de Vos". Artchive.com. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ↑ "Best Friends reproduction by Vincent de Vos". Artchive.com. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ↑ "Vincent De Vos (Belgian, 1829-1875) | A terrier smoking a pipe; and four companion paintings | Interiors Auction | Paintings, oil | Christie's". Christies.com. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
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