2139 - HENRI STAQUET (1830–1906) — "Lively Interior" — watercolor — signed — 35 x 35 cm

HENRI STAQUET (1830–1906) — "Lively Interior" — watercolor — signed — 35 x 35 cm Henry Stacquet was a Belgian painter, born in Brussels on November 24, 1838; he died in 1906. He was a painter of seascapes, as well as views of towns and villages in the Brabant and Campine regions. He also worked in watercolor. An employee at the National Bank, Stacquet painted as an amateur. He received some instruction from H. Boulenger, A. Verwée, F. Courtens, and J. Coosemans. He made his debut at the 1870 Ghent Salon. He was a founding member of "La Chrysalide" (1875) and the Belgian Society of Watercolorists. Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (Antwerp) Groeninge Museum (Bruges) Szépművészeti Múzeum (Museum of Fine Arts) (Budapest) Municipal Art Gallery (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (Brussels)