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Signature of Adrien de Witte

Adrien de Witte

Belgian painter, engraver (1850-1935)

† 1935 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Rijksmuseum; cross-wiki notability: 4 language Wikipedias
In the collections of
Art Institute of Chicago · Rijksmuseum
License & source
Public domain · Wikidata
Life

Adrien de Witte was born on August 2, 1850 in Liège and died on June 25, 1935 in Liège, aged 84. Recorded occupations: painter, printmaker and draftsperson. Country of citizenship: Belgium. Positions held include Director of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Liège and teacher. Associated movements: French Realism and Impressionism. Notable works include “Femme au corsage noir”, “La Lessiveuse”, “Femme au corset rouge”, “Coin d'atelier”, “The Curtain” and “The Vegetable grower”. Educated at Royal Academy of Arts of Liège. Honours include Boursier de la fondation Lambert Darchis, Commander of the Order of the Crown and Officer of the Order of Leopold. Member of Commission royale des monuments et des sites and Cercle royal des Beaux-Arts.

At a glance
Born
August 2, 1850 · Liège
Died
June 25, 1935 · Liège
Age at death
84
Citizenship
Belgium
Occupations
painter, printmaker, draftsperson
Positions held
Director of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Liège, teacher
Movements
French Realism, Impressionism
Notable works
Femme au corsage noir, La Lessiveuse, Femme au corset rouge, Coin d'atelier, The Curtain, The Vegetable grower
Education
Royal Academy of Arts of Liège
Honours
Boursier de la fondation Lambert Darchis, Commander of the Order of the Crown, Officer of the Order of Leopold
Wikipedia editions
4 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

This image of Adrien de Witte's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1935 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 2 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q2825301 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13.

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