Ferdinand d'Huart
Ferdinand d'Huart (13 April 1857 – 27 January 1919) was a painter from Luxembourg.
his life
He was born into an upper-class family. Ferdinand d'Huart was also known by his nickname Fenny.He studied at the art academies of Munich and Paris. He became a student of the French painter Alexandre Cabanel. He worked for a while in the Collège des Oratoriens school in Juilly-sur-Seine, but later on he returned to Luxembourg. Here he became a teacher at the Kolléisch. He gained a reputation on painting the grand-ducal family of Luxembourg. From 1910 until 1919 Ferdinand d'Huart was the president of the Cercle artistique de Luxembourg.
His daughter, Adrienne d'Huart (1892–1984) was a painter as well.
In Bonnevoie a street was named after him: rue Fernand d'Huart.
- Examples of his art
- Grand-duke Adolphe of Luxembourg
- L'Élégante aux roses
- Bouquet de fleurs
Literature
- APEA: Regard, an album published by the Association des Professeurs d'Education Artistique de l'Enseignement Secondaire et Supérieur, 1987, Editions St.-Paul
- Friedrich, E.: Ferdinand d'Huart, Porträt- und Blumenmaler, Revue Nr. 52, 1979
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- Profile of Ferdinand d'Huart on the website of the communer of Winseler