Wouter Abts
Wouter Abts (in French, Gautier Abts) was a Flemish painter, born in Lier, near Antwerp, possibly in 1582. He was a pupil of Willem de Vos (Guillaume de Vos in French). Little is known about his life.
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Wouter Abts
- Born
- 1582 · Lier.
- Died
- 1642 · Antwerp.
- Nationality
- Southern Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter
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Wouter Abts (in French, Gautier Abts) was a Flemish painter, born in Lier, near Antwerp, possibly in 1582. He was a pupil of Willem de Vos (Guillaume de Vos in French). Little is known about his life.
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He was admitted as a master to the Guild at Antwerp in 1604–5; and he died in 1642–43. He mainly painted genre pieces, but a winter landscape has been attributed to him. He taught Adrian de Bie and Lenaert Coomans.
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