Charles Jean Dehoy (1872–1940) was a Belgian painter,

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and

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; associated with a group known as the "". He was best known for his landscapes.

Biography

He was the eldest child of Georges Dehoy (1850–1933), an upholsterer. At the age of fourteen his mother Mathilde, a seamstress, died. Over the following years, to help support his five siblings, he held numerous odd jobs, including errand boy, cobbler, saddler, and house painter.Charles Dehoy
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During that time, he also taught himself how to do oil painting. Around 1900, he and a friend took a trip through the south of France, which had a lasting influence on his work. That was where he painted his first landscapes. He exhibited some of them in

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in 1901. It was during this time that he met the artist,

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, who became his mentor. As a result, he joined an artists' group named ', which had been founded by Schirren's friend, Auguste Oleffe, in 1898. This, in turn, led to his participation in ', a co-operative art studio. These influences led him to change his style from Luminism to

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. Until 1905, in addition to painting, he did restorative work at a frame and canvas shop owned by his two brothers. At that time, he moved to

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; one of many moves he would make. From 1910, his works begin to show the influence of

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. In 1912 , the owner of a fashion boutique, opened an art gallery in Brussels. Dehoy and many of his associates were given individual exhibitions and contracts. Two years later, he took part in the last exhibition at ''

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''. By then, he was beginning to influence younger artists himself; notably and Jean Brusselmans. At an unknown date, he married his first cousin, Éléonore Joséphine Colson (1873–?). The marriage was childless. During

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, they remained in Belgium. In 1915, they bought a home with a studio in

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, on the canal. That same year, he met , an art critic who would be one of his major supporters, and his works were exhibited at the Salon d'Automne. The following year, they were shown at the

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. The year 1917 was spent at the artists' colony in

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. After the war, he joined the , a society dedicated to reviving art. Some elements of

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and

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may be noticed in his works from that period.Piet Boyens, Johan De Smet, Marc Lambrechts: ''Verwantschap en eigenheid: Belgische en Nederlandse kunst 1890-1945'', pg.155, Tijdsbeeld, 2002 In 1925, his paintings took on a more serious tone. The following year was spent on the

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, creating views of

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. From 1934 to 1938, he lived in

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, and focused on depicting houses. His former home in Laeken became a frequent and prominent subject. In 1938, now ailing, he moved to a mansion in Saint-Gilles. He died there in 1940, aged 68.

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