François Etienne Musin 19th Century Watercolor Drawing the Fishermen

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François Etienne Musin 19th Century Watercolor Drawing the Fishermen

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François Etienne Musin (1820-1888) watercolor drawing the fishermen. Belgian school 19th century. Watercolor on paper. Dimensions: 31 x 23 cm (drawing), 44 x 36 cm (frame). "François-Etienne Musin (4 October 1820, Ostend - 24 October 1888, Sint-Joost-ten-Node) was a Belgian painter who specialised in seascapes. His father was an innkeeper, shipbuilder and oyster farmer who had spent some time in a penal regiment for desertion during the Napoleonic Wars. As a child, he paid more attention to the sea than his studies. His artistic talent was discovered when he was locked in the attic as punishment and used a piece of charcoal to draw a view of the Ostend docks on the wall. In 1831, he received his first lessons from Michel Van Cuyck and François-Antoine Bossuet, who would later become famous for his vedute, but was still working for the Port of Ostend at that time. He later attended the local Beaux Arts Academy and graduated after winning a Gold Medal in 1835. By this time he had already gained some dangerous experience with ships and sailing while tending to his father's oyster beds. He continued his studies at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, where he studied under François-Joseph Navez. While there, he made drawings of surgical procedures in the operating room of Doctor Louis-Joseph Seutin, with the intention of publishing them in a textbook. In 1839, he was drafted in the Army, but his father paid for a replacement (a common practice at the time). In 1840, he began to exhibit and moved to Brussels permanently in 1842, completing his studies the following year. His career was substantially advanced when King Leopold I bought two of his paintings in 1845." Source: Wikipedia article.

Creator:
François-Etienne Musin (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 14.18 in (36 cm)Width: 17.33 in (44 cm)Depth: 1.97 in (5 cm)
Place of Origin:
Belgium
Period:
Mid-19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1850
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Brussels, BE
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2560310668153