François Maret
François Maret (lang; 1893–1985), also known as Frans van Ermengem or Frans Ermengem, was a Belgian poet, painter and art critic. He was the son of the bacteriologist Émile van Ermengem and the younger brother of the writer Franz Hellens. He is remembered as an editor of the Tribune dramatique and as a staunch supporter of General Franco in the Spanish Civil War.
Also recorded as François Marot · Frans Ermengem
François Maret
- Name
- François Maret
- Born
- 1893
- Birthplace
- Wetteren, Belgium
- Died
- 1985
- Place of death
- Gijón, Spain
- Occupation
- art critic, painter, poet
- Nationality
- Belgium.
- Languages
- French and Dutch.
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François Maret (lang; 1893–1985), also known as Frans van Ermengem or Frans Ermengem, was a Belgian poet, painter and art critic. He was the son of the bacteriologist Émile van Ermengem and the younger brother of the writer Franz Hellens. He is remembered as an editor of the Tribune dramatique and as a staunch supporter of General Franco in the Spanish Civil War.
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François Maret (1893–1985) was an art critic, illustrator and painter, among other activities, of Belgian nationality. The art critic was born in Wetteren and died in Gijón. François Maret worked in Paris. Languages used include Dutch and French.
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Biography
He translated Dutch books of art criticism like Urbain van de Voorde's Ferdinand Schirren and Hubert Lampo's Lod De Maeyer. He wrote volumes of poetry which he illustrated himself under an assumed name. He also provided new illustrations for books by Charles Baudelaire and Charles van Lerberghe. His date of death has been given variously as 1973, 1982, and 1985.
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• Name — François Maret • Born — 1893 • Birthplace — Wetteren, Belgium • Died — 1985 • Place of death — Gijón, Spain • Other Names — Frans van Ermengem Frans Ermengem • Occupation — art critic, painter, poet
Some works
Some works
• Les grands chantiers au soleil (1938) • Le Poisson volant, Les Rascasses, La Panthère noire, short stories (1941) • Ballade des dames de tous les temps. Asmodée (1943) • L'île des sirènes (1945) • Théo van Rysselberghe (1949) • Eugène Laermans (1959) • La Conque marine: le phénomène poétique, 1943–1946 (1968)
Identity
Identity
François Maret is recorded with the occupation illustrator. Recorded as painter, poet, art critic, illustrator and translator. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings François Marot and Frans Ermengem. His recorded languages were French and Dutch. He was the child of Émile van Ermengem.
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Life and career
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1893
François Maret was born on 1 January 1893.
1985
François Maret died on 1 January 1985.
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Wetteren.
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Gijón.
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- 1.Carlos Alvar, Mercè Boixareu, Robin Lefere. La historia de España en la literatura francesa: una fascinación. Volume 73 of Literatura y sociedad. Editorial Castalia, 2002. Page 686.
- 2.Robert Frickx, Raymond Trousson, eds. Lettres françaises de Belgique: dictionnaire des œuvres. Volume 2. De Boeck Université, 1988. Page 209.
- 3.Robert Frickx, Raymond Trousson, eds. Lettres françaises de Belgique: Le roman. De Boeck Université, 1988. Page 408.
- 4.Artnet and other art catalogues.
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- François-Louis FrançaisIllustrator
- François-Rolland ElluinIllustrator
- Françoise PichardIllustrator
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