Charles van den Eycken

• Name — Charles van den Eycken • Birth Name — Charles van den Eycken • Born — 17 April 1859 • Birthplace — Brussels, Belgium • Died — 27 December 1923 • Field — Animal painting • Education — Academy of Louvain • Parents — Charles (father) • Relatives — Frans (grandfather)

Van den Eycken was born in Brussels. His grandfather Frans was a decorative painter and his father, also called Charles, a successful painter of landscapes in the 17th-century Dutch style. Van den Eycken was first a pupil of his father. He subsequently studied with Joseph Stevens, a realist animal painter, at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. He later also studied at the Academy of Louvain. From 1881 he exhibited regularly in the Salons of Brussels, Liège, Ghent and Antwerp, as well as in the Netherlands, Germany and Spain. He painted several pictures for Queen Marie-Henriette of Belgium. He was a member of the artist group "l'Essor" and obtained several medals. Van den Eycken's usual signature was Ch. van den Eycken or C. van den Eycken. He sometimes signed his works Charles Duchêne. Van den Eycken painted dogs and cats engaged in all kinds of activities. He also painted some portraits of dogs. He died in Brussels. • Illustration — The playfull four (1907)

The authorities additionally record the headings Charles Duchêne, Charles van den Eycken (II), Charles (II) van den Eycken, Charles H. Van den Eycken and Charles (II) van der Eycken. He was the child of Charles van den Eycken. Other recorded relations include Frans van den Eycken.