Alfred Bastien
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Alfred Théodore Joseph Bastien (16 September 1873—7 June 1955) was a Belgian artist, academic and soldier.
He attended the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts
in Ghent, where he studied with Jean Delvin. He then enrolled in the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts
in Brussels, where he studied with Jean-François Portaels
. He won the Prix Godecharle
there in 1897. He traveled to Paris, where he enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts
in Paris. He was in Paris when hostilities broke out in what would become the First World War.
Some of the work he created in this period is part of the Beaverbrook Collection of War Art at the Canadian War Museum
in Ottawa.
Among his students was Wu Zuoren
(Wu Tso-jen), who would become head of the China Central Academy of Fine Arts
in Beijing.
He attended the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts
Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts
The Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels is an art school, founded in 1711.The faculty and alumni of ARBA include some of the most famous names in Belgian painting, sculpture, and architecture: James Ensor, Rene Magritte, and Paul Delvaux...
in Ghent, where he studied with Jean Delvin. He then enrolled in the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts
Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts
The Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels is an art school, founded in 1711.The faculty and alumni of ARBA include some of the most famous names in Belgian painting, sculpture, and architecture: James Ensor, Rene Magritte, and Paul Delvaux...
in Brussels, where he studied with Jean-François Portaels
Jean-François Portaels
Jean-François Portaels was a Belgian orientalist painter and director of the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.- Life :...
. He won the Prix Godecharle
Gilles-Lambert Godecharle
Gilles-Lambert Godecharle was a Belgian sculptor, a pupil of Laurent Delvaux, "the only sculptor of international repute in Delvaux's retinue", who became one of two outstanding representatives of Neoclassicism in the Austrian Netherlands.In response to his early promise, empress Maria Theresa...
there in 1897. He traveled to Paris, where he enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The most famous is the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, now located on the left bank in Paris, across the Seine from the Louvre, in the 6th arrondissement. The school has a history spanning more than 350 years,...
in Paris. He was in Paris when hostilities broke out in what would become the First World War.
War Artist
In July/August 1918, Lieutenant Bastien was attached as a war artist to the Canadian 22nd Battalion.Some of the work he created in this period is part of the Beaverbrook Collection of War Art at the Canadian War Museum
Canadian War Museum
The Canadian War Museum is Canada’s national museum of military history. Located in Ottawa, Ontario, the museum covers all facets of Canada’s military past, from the first recorded instances of death by armed violence in Canadian history several thousand years ago to the country’s most recent...
in Ottawa.
Career
Bastien joined the faculty of the academy in 1927; and he was a professor of painting until 1945. He served as director three times during these years.Among his students was Wu Zuoren
Wu Zuoren
Wu Zuoren was a traditional Chinese painter. A native of Jing County, Anhui, he was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. He practiced both traditional Chinese ink painting and European oil painting.-Chronology:...
(Wu Tso-jen), who would become head of the China Central Academy of Fine Arts
China Central Academy of Fine Arts
China Central Academy of Fine Arts or CAFA is the only advanced academy of fine arts under direct charge of Department of Education in China. The Manila Bulletin called the school "China’s most prestigious and renowned art academy"...
in Beijing.