Albert Auwercx
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Albert Auwercx (sometimes Auwerx) (c. 1629 - 1709)Brosens, Koenraad
"Revisiting Brussels Tapestry, 1700–1740: New Data on Tapissiers Albert Auwercx and Judocus de Vos".
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was a
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-maker (''tapissier'') who played an important part in the tapestry industry of that city. His workshop partner was his brother Nicolas.


Early life

Albert Auwercx was born around 1629 to Marcus and Clara Canart. He was christened on 10 February 1629 in the Brussels
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, which was known for its connections to the tapestry industry.


Tapestry industry

Auwercx opened his workshop in 1657 and was granted exemption from taxation by the city of Brussels in 1671. Through the careful marriages of his children and the choice of godparents, he formed alliances with other important ''tapissiers''. After 1679 he served several terms as dean of the tapestry guild. In 1705, when the city of Brussels tallied all the tapestry looms in the city, the Auwercx workshop contained five looms out of a citywide total of fifty-three. The weaver's mark AVWERCX or A. AVWERCFor instance ''Abundance'' to a design by
Lodewijk van Schoor Lodewijk van SchoorLouis van Schoor
at the Netherlands Institute for Art History
(c. 1645, City of Brussels ...
of Antwerp, on the art market when illustrated by "Early seventeenth-century tapestry" ''The Lotus Magazine'' 7.2 (February 1916) p 252f
another weaving is at the Art Institute of Chicago
in the selvage often identifies products of his workshop.


Death

Auwercx was buried in the church of Our Lady of the Chapel on 31 August 1709. His workshop continued to be maintained by his son Philippe (1663 - 1740).


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Auwercx, Albert 1620s births 1709 deaths Flemish tapestry artists Artists from Brussels