Léon Huygens
Illustration — Leon Huygens sketching in the ruins of Nieuwpoort during the First World War. Léon Huygens (1876–1919) was a Belgian painter.
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Léon Huygens
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- 1876 · Etterbeek.
- Died
- 1919 · Paris.
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- Belgium
- Occupation
- painter · etcher · draftsperson
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Illustration — Leon Huygens sketching in the ruins of Nieuwpoort during the First World War. Léon Huygens (1876–1919) was a Belgian painter.
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Early life and career
Huygens was born in Auderghem, Brussels, and attended the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. He specialised in landscapes, particularly of the Sonian Forest to the south of Auderghem and the coast at Nieuwpoort. • Illustration — Sketch of Nieuwpoort during the First World War.
Later life and death
Later life and death
He volunteered for the Belgian army during the First World War, and was assigned as a war artist. He died in Paris in 1919.
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Painting of Nieuwpoort, Belgium by Léon Huygens
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1876
Léon Huygens was born on 2 June 1876.
1918
Léon Huygens died on 12 January 1919.
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