Paul Lauters
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Paul Lauters or Paul Lauteri (16 July 1806 Brussels
- 12 November 1875 Brussels
), was a Belgian printmaker, illustrator and painter.
Lauters studied under the sculptor Charles Malaise (1775–1836) at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts
from 1820 to 1823. From 1823 he worked for the Gouban & Dewasme-Pletinckx lithographic company at the same time as Jean-Baptiste Madou. In 1836 he taught at the École Royale de Gravure
. He collaborated with the painter Théodore Fourmois
in 1839, producing images of the abbey ruins at Villers-la-Ville
. In 1840 Lauters produced illustrations for Les Aventures de Till Eulenspiegel
and for Les Aventures de Jean-Paul Choppart. During this period François Stroobant
was his student. In 1846 Lauters illustrated Le Juif errant
. In 1848 he was appointed professor at the Académie des Beaux-Arts of Brussels. He illustrated several popular books including Les Environs de Bruxelles (12 lithographs) and La Légende de Thyl Uilenspiegel (woodcuts, 1868) by Charles de Coster. About 1872 Amédée Lynen (1852-1938) was his student. In 1874 he published Principes de paysages.
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
- 12 November 1875 Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
), was a Belgian printmaker, illustrator and painter.
Lauters studied under the sculptor Charles Malaise (1775–1836) at 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...
from 1820 to 1823. From 1823 he worked for the Gouban & Dewasme-Pletinckx lithographic company at the same time as Jean-Baptiste Madou. In 1836 he taught at the École Royale de Gravure
Printmaking
Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing, normally on paper. Printmaking normally covers only the process of creating prints with an element of originality, rather than just being a photographic reproduction of a painting. Except in the case of monotyping, the process is capable...
. He collaborated with the painter Théodore Fourmois
Théodore Fourmois
Théodore Fourmois was a Belgian landscape painter and printmaker.Théodore Fourmois learned drawing in the lithographic's workshop of Antoine Dewasme-Pletinckx in Brussels. He first exposed his works in this city in 1836...
in 1839, producing images of the abbey ruins at Villers-la-Ville
Villers-la-Ville
Villers-la-Ville is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Villers-la-Ville had a total population of 9,572...
. In 1840 Lauters produced illustrations for Les Aventures de Till Eulenspiegel
Till Eulenspiegel
Till Eulenspiegel was an impudent trickster figure originating in Middle Low German folklore. His tales were disseminated in popular printed editions narrating a string of lightly connected episodes that outlined his picaresque career, primarily in Germany, the Low Countries and France...
and for Les Aventures de Jean-Paul Choppart. During this period François Stroobant
François Stroobant
François Stroobant was a Belgian painter and lithographer, and brother of the lithographer Louis-Constantin Stroobant noted for his part in Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe....
was his student. In 1846 Lauters illustrated Le Juif errant
Le Juif Errant
-Publication:Le Juif errant was a serially published novel, which attained great popularity in Paris, and beyond. According to historian John McGreevy, the novel was intensely and deliberately "anti-Catholic." Its publication, and that of its predecessor Les Mystères de Paris, greatly increased...
. In 1848 he was appointed professor at the Académie des Beaux-Arts of Brussels. He illustrated several popular books including Les Environs de Bruxelles (12 lithographs) and La Légende de Thyl Uilenspiegel (woodcuts, 1868) by Charles de Coster. About 1872 Amédée Lynen (1852-1938) was his student. In 1874 he published Principes de paysages.
Career timeline
- 1820 : Enrolled at the Académie des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles. He studied in the workshop of Charles Malaise
- 1836 : Teaches at l'Ecole royale de gravure. He works with the printer and lithographer Gouban & Dewasme-Pletinckx
- 1840 : Drawings for The Adventures of Till EulenspiegelTill EulenspiegelTill Eulenspiegel was an impudent trickster figure originating in Middle Low German folklore. His tales were disseminated in popular printed editions narrating a string of lightly connected episodes that outlined his picaresque career, primarily in Germany, the Low Countries and France...
and Les Aventures de Jean-Paul Choppart. During this period François Stroobant is his pupil - 1846: Drawings for the "Wandering Jew."
- 1848: Appointed professor at the Académie des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles
- 1868: Founding member of the avant-gardistAvant-gardeAvant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
Société Libre des Beaux-ArtsSociété Libre des Beaux-ArtsThe Société Libre des Beaux-Arts was an organization formed in 1868 by Belgian artists to react against academicism and to advance Realist painting and artistic freedom. Based in Brussels, the society was active until 1876, by which time the aesthetic values it espoused had infiltrated the...
in Brussels - c1872 : Amédée Lynen is his student