Octave Maus
Octave Maus (12 June 1856 – 26 November 1919) was a Belgian art critic, writer, lawyer and cousin of the painters Anna and Eugène Boch. Maus worked with fellow writer/lawyer Edmond Picard, and they together with Victor Arnould and Eugène Robert founded the weekly L'Art moderne in 1881. In 1884 Maus was elected the secretary of the recently formed Les XX, and his responsibilities included the organization of the annual exhibitions.
Octave Maus
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- Name
- Octave Maus
- Born
- 12 June 1856
- Birthplace
- Brussels, Belgium
- Died
- 26 November 1919
- Known for
- Art critic, writer, lawyer
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Occupation
- lawyer · jurist · art critic · music critic · writer
- Education
- Free University of Brussels
- Teachers
- Anna Boch · Louis Brassin
- Languages
- French
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Octave Maus (12 June 1856 – 26 November 1919) was a Belgian art critic, writer, lawyer and cousin of the painters Anna and Eugène Boch. Maus worked with fellow writer/lawyer Edmond Picard, and they together with Victor Arnould and Eugène Robert founded the weekly L'Art moderne in 1881. In 1884 Maus was elected the secretary of the recently formed Les XX, and his responsibilities included the organization of the annual exhibitions.
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Octave Maus (1856–1919) was a Belgian art critic, jurist and lawyer, among other activities. The art critic was born and died in Brussels.
Octave Maus studied at Free University of Brussels. The art critic was a member of Association of French-language Belgian writers, La Libre Esthétique and Les XX and held the position of president. Languages used include French.
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In 1893 Maus advocated the dissolution of Les XX. In 1894 he founded La Libre Esthétique. The composer Poldowski (daughter of Henryk Wieniawski) was a neighbour and lifelong friend of Maus's. She dedicated some of her song settings to Maus and his wife Madeleine, and her 1923 series of midday recitals at the Hyde Park Hotel in London, known as The International Concerts of La Libre Esthétique, attracted Arthur Rubinstein, Jacques Thibaud and the London String Quartet.
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• Name — Octave Maus • Born — 12 June 1856 • Birthplace — Brussels, Belgium • Died — 26 November 1919 • Place of death — Brussels, Belgium • Known for — Art critic, writer, lawyer • Illustration — Coat of arms of the Maus Family
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Octave Maus is recorded with the occupation music critic. Recorded as lawyer, jurist, art critic, music critic and writer.
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1856
Octave Maus was born on 12 June 1856.
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Octave Maus died on 26 November 1919.
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- 1.of Gressenich, Namur, Antwerp, and Brussels
- 2.Maus Association Royale Office Généalogique et Héraldique de Belgique. oghb.be.
- 3.Discover painter, art collector, art critic Octave Maus. rkd.nl.
- 4.Octave Maus.
- 5.Belgian avant-gardism, 1887-1889 : Les Vingt, L’Art Moderne and the utopian vision.
- 6.Octave Maus.
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- Madeleine Octave Maus: Trente années de l'lutte pour l'art, Librairie L'Oiseau bleau, Bruxelles 1926; reprinted by Éditions Lebeer Hossmann, Bruxelles 1980
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Formation and teaching. Maus studied at Free University of Brussels. He trained under Anna Boch and Louis Brassin.
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