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Euphrosine Beernaert
The light of Ostend Born in Ostend in 1831, Euphrosine Beernaert spent her early years shaped by the Belgian coast. Her training began in Brussels under Pierre-Louis Kuhnen, where she learned to handle oil on canvas and panel. She did not stay confined to a single studio; instead, her travels took her through Germany, France, and Italy. These movements across Europe allowed her to observe different landscapes, though her eyes often retu
rned to the Dutch countryside. She looked closely at the textures of the earth, finding her most frequent subjects in the quiet corners of the Netherlands. Her work carries the weight of careful observation. In pieces like Lisiere de bois dans les Dunes (Zelande) and Le Village de Domburg (Zelande), there is a focus on the specific character of the terrain. She captured the way light sits upon a swamp or settles in a wooded area, such…