In 1885, he joined "Als ik Kan" (If I Can), an association of visual artists devoted to preserving traditional methods. He participated in the exposition "Brussels International 1910", where he won a silver medal. When the seaside resort of Knokke-Heist began a promotional campaign in 1913, he designed the posters, which became well-known.[1]
At the outbreak of World War I, he fled to England and established himself as a portraitist. In 1917, he moved to Italy to await the end of the war, then returned to Belgium.[2]
Wherever he was, he sought out humble people as the subjects for his paintings. His depictions of the fisherman of Nieuwpoort are especially popular. Many of them can be seen at the National Fishery Museum in Oostduinkerke.
His son, Robert (1872-1961), was also a painter, as was his grandson Paul [fr] (1913-1976). His great-granddaughter, Nele, is currently a painter in Ghent.
P. Piron, De Belgische beeldende kunstenaars uit de 19de en 20ste eeuw, Brussel, 1999. ISBN90-76676-01-1
Lexicon van West-Vlaamse beeldende kunstenaars, Vol.1, Kortrijk, 1992.
(in French) E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres..., Paris, (1976) ISBN2-7000-0155-9
Catalogue "Als ik kan", Museum van Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, 1976
Hostyn, Norbert. Liliane Vandenbroucke, François Musin, Armand Delwaide, Aloïs Boudry, August Distave, Ivan Good, Gustaaf Sorel, Eduard Dubar. Het Visserijblad, LV, 1988, 6, pp. 33–34; 9, pp. 34–36; LVI, 1989, 8, p. 43; 9, pp. 46–47; 11, p. 45; 12, pp. 48–49; LVII, 1990, 1, pp. 65–66; 7, pp. 48–49
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