Joos Vincent de Vos Art

A Jockey (Monkey), His Horse (Greyhound) and a Cavalier King Charles Vincent De Vos (Belgium 1829-1875) Oil on wood panel 6 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches Born in...

Joos Vincent de Vos (1829–1875) Young boy with Hounds Oil on canvas signed low left Old frame gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 84 X 108 cm Dim frame : 112 X 136 cm Certificate of authenticity Joos Vincent de Vos (1829–1875) Belgian artist 19th Century Born in Kortrijk, Belgium in 1829. Died in Kortrijk on 5 October 1875. Painter specialized in paintings of animals 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. 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. His work was successful commercially, and was exhibited primarily in Belgium and France. Some of his paintings are in the collection of the Broelmuseum in Kortrijk. Animals, particularly monkeys and dogs, were frequent subjects of his work. He often depicted animals in circus costume...