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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.

Also recorded as Héva Coomans

Heva Coomans

Self-portrait with palette, while painting the same genre as her Two Italian women of the year before

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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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