Charles Boom (1858 - 1939)

Charles Boom

The artist Charles (Karel) Boom was born on 3 April in the Belgian city of Hoogstraten in 1858.Training at the Academy of Antwerpen led by Hendrik Schaefels and Charles Verlat (1824-1892).Depicting historical scenes from the 16th century.His style is powerful,with harmonious colors and exudes a robust temperament with a stronge sense.Painter,draftsman,watercolourist of portrait,children,murals,people,woman,genre scenes,historical compositions in the Realist and Romanticism style.Became a teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerpen.Charles Boom died on February 13 in Antwerpen in 1939 - Work in Museum:Antwerpen,Philadelphia,Hoogstraten.