Pierre Paulus
Pierre Paulus (1881–1959), later Baron Pierre Paulus de Châtelet, was a Belgian expressionist painter. He is best known as the designer of the "bold rooster" (coq hardi) adopted on 3 July 1913 as the symbol of the Walloon Movement and today the flag of Wallonia. Paulus gained notability during the Walloon Art Exposition of Charleroi in 1911 and, in the interwar period, he held several exhibitions in Europe and in the United States.
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Pierre Paulus
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- Name
- Pierre Paulus
- Born
- 16 March 1881
- Birthplace
- Châtelet, Belgium
- Died
- 17 August 1959
- Place of death
- Brussels, Belgium
- Movement
- Expressionism
- Full name
- Pierre Joseph Paulus.
- Nationality
- Belgium.
- Education
- Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels.
- Teachers
- Constant Montald and Charles van der Stappen.
- Languages
- French.
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Pierre Paulus (1881–1959), later Baron Pierre Paulus de Châtelet, was a Belgian expressionist painter. He is best known as the designer of the "bold rooster" (coq hardi) adopted on 3 July 1913 as the symbol of the Walloon Movement and today the flag of Wallonia. Paulus gained notability during the Walloon Art Exposition of Charleroi in 1911 and, in the interwar period, he held several exhibitions in Europe and in the United States.
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Pierre Paulus studied at Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels. Training under Constant Montald and Charles van der Stappen is recorded. The recorded working language is French. Work by Pierre Paulus is recorded in the collections of Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Te Whare O Rehua Sarjeant Gallery, Hermitage Museum and Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
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• Honorific Prefix — Baron • Name — Pierre Paulus • Honorific Suffix — de Châtelet • Born — 16 March 1881 • Birthplace — Châtelet, Belgium • Died — 17 August 1959 • Place of death — Brussels, Belgium • Movement — Expressionism • Notable Works — Flag of Wallonia • Relatives — Pierre Binetter
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