Heva Coomans
Coomans was born in Paris as the daughter of the painter Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans (1816–1889) and Adélaïde Lacroix (1838–1884). Her sister Diana Coomans was also a painter and her brother Oscar Coomans (1848–1884) was a poet. Like her father and sister, she painted romantic portrayals of the original inhabitants of Pompei before the eruption of Vesuvius, but also is known for depicting young women in other mythological or heroic scenes.
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Heva Coomans

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- Name
- Heva Coomans
- Born
- 2 May 1860
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 14 July 1939 (aged 79)
- Place of death
- New York City Heva Coomans (1860–1939) was a Belgian painter.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter
- Languages
- French
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Coomans was born in Paris as the daughter of the painter Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans (1816–1889) and Adélaïde Lacroix (1838–1884). Her sister Diana Coomans was also a painter and her brother Oscar Coomans (1848–1884) was a poet. Like her father and sister, she painted romantic portrayals of the original inhabitants of Pompei before the eruption of Vesuvius, but also is known for depicting young women in other mythological or heroic scenes.
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• Name — Heva Coomans • Born — 2 May 1860 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 14 July 1939 (aged 79) • Place of death — New York City Heva Coomans (1860–1939) was a Belgian painter.
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