Gerard Jozef Portielje (1856-1929) * Belgian painter

Gerard Jozef Portielje (6 February 1856-18 May 1929) was a Belgian painter of genre scenes. He was born in Antwerp, the son of painter Jan Portielje. His younger brother, Edward, was also a painter. He attended a trade school until 1870, then entered the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp. His teachers included Polydore Beaufaux, Jozef Van Lerius and Edward Dujardin.

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In 1887, he took a study trip to Vosges and Alsace. In 1898, he visited England and spent some time at Lowestoft. When World War 1 broke out, he returned to England, via Ostend and spent the war years in Worcester Park, Surrey where he produced many landscapes and portrayals of country houses.


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