ALFRED JOSEPH AUGUSTE VAN NESTE
Born on March 4, 1874 in Bruges (Belgium). Died in 1969 in Uccle (Brussels - Belgium)
Painter of urban landscapes, painter in watercolours, engraver, illustrator, poster artist
He was the nephew of Florimond Van Acker (1858-1940) and was his pupil. He was also a pupil of Acadamies of the Art schools of Bruges and Antwerp. He became professor with the ' Academies of Antwerp and Brussels.
He painted picturesque sites of Bruges and Antwerp. He also worked in Venice and in Brittany. He created also posters and models for processions and processions history
He became the most significant from Antwerp poster artist and carried out also stamps, cosrumes and illustrations of books. He illustrated the book " De Leeuw van Vlaanderen " of Henri Conscience (1912 Antwerp).
uvre with the museum of Antwerp. It signs " Alfr. Van Neste " Public Sales: Lokeren, March 20, 1993: The old street of Saint-Sauveur of Bruges (selling price: 33000 BEF) - Lokeren, May 15, 1993: Sight of Béguinage of Bruges 1929 (selling price: 55000 FEB) - Lokeren, December 10, 1994: Sunny Bruges 1942 (selling price: 55000 BEF)