Alfred Stevens (painter), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alfred Stevens (painter)

Belgian painter (1823-1906)

Date of Birth: 11-May-1823

Place of Birth: Brussels metropolitan area, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 24-Aug-1906

Profession: painter

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Alfred Stevens (painter)

  • Alfred Émile LĂ©opold Stevens (11 May 1823 – 24 August 1906) was a Belgian painter, known for his paintings of elegant modern women. Stevens was born in Brussels.
  • He came from a family involved with the visual arts: his older brother Joseph (1816–1892) and his son LĂ©opold (1866–1935) were painters, while another brother Arthur (1825–1899) was an art dealer and critic.
  • His father, who had fought in the Napoleonic wars in the army of William I of the Netherlands, was an art collector who owned several watercolors by Eugène Delacroix, among other artists.
  • His mother's parents ran CafĂ© de l'AmitiĂ© in Brussels, a meeting place for politicians, writers, and artists.
  • All the Stevens children benefited from the people they met there, and the social skills they acquired in growing up around important people.

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