Emmanuel Noterman (April 1808 – 14 May 1863) was a

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painter and printmaker known for his genre scenes, in particular his scenes with monkeys engaging in human activities (the so-called ''

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''), as well as for his paintings of dogs.Emmanuel Noterman
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Life

Emmanuel Noterman was born in

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as the son of a decorative painter. He was initially also trained in the craft of gilding. The young Emmanuel received the first artistic notions from his maternal grandfather, Bernard Durieux, a lawyer and amateur painter. Noterman continued his art studies at the Academy of Fine Arts of Ghent under the guidance of Maes-Canini. He devoted himself initially to portrait painting, first in

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and then in Brussels. Emmanuel Noterman - The art experts

In 1835 Noterman moved to Antwerp, where, under the guidance and with the advice of Pierre Kremer, he changed to the painting of genre scenes. He achieved a certain level of success with his humorous scenes. He sent his paintings to various Belgian salons and was lauded for his contribution to the 1836 salon in Brussels with a composition entitled ''Preparations for the masked ball''. Noterman trained a few students, of whom the best-known are

Jean Pierre François Lamorinière Jean Pierre François Lamorinière, Jan Pieter Frans Lamorinière or François Lamorinière (20 April 1828, in Antwerp – 3 January 1911, in Antwerp)Ernest Slingeneyer Ernest Slingeneyer, Ernest Isidore Hubert Slingeneyer or Ernst Slingeneyer Jan Stobbaerts Jan Stobbaerts or Jan-Baptist Stobbaerts (18 March 1838 – 25 November 1914) was a Belgian painter and printmaker.Jan Stobb ...

.Henri Lavachery, ''Notice sur Jean-Pierre-François Lamorinière'', Bruxelles Palais des académies, 1965 His younger brother

Zacharie Noterman Zacharie Noterman or Zacharias Notermann (1820 in Ghent – 1890 in Paris) was a Belgian painter and printmaker who specialized in scenes with monkeys engaging in human activities (the so-called '' singeries''), as well as in paintings of dogs.< ...

also studied painting and etching with Emmanuel. Like his brother, Zacharie would establish himself as an animal artist and specialized in particular in singeries. Emmanuel Noterman - Teamwork

Like many other artists in Antwerp at the time such as

Joseph Lies Joseph Lies or Joseph Henri Hubert LiesAlso known as 'Jozef-Hendrik-Huibrecht Lies' and 'Jozef Hendrik Hubert Lies' ( Antwerp, 14 Juni 1821 – Antwerp, 3 January 1865) was a Belgian Romantic painter, draughtsman and engraver.

and Ernest Slingeneyer, Noterman became a member of the loge of freemasons ''La Persévérance''.Jan Lampo, ''De eerste burgerlijke uitvaart in Antwerpen, Schilder Lies reist naar het Eeuwige Oosten''
in: EOS - Memo, 15-03-2014 Noterman died in Antwerp on 14 May 1863.

Work

Noterman started painting portraits but quickly moved to genre scenes and then animal paintings. His representations of dogs were particularly well prized. Noterman also painted multiple scenes with cats and dogs. Noterman created a number of ''singeries'', paintings and etchings of monkeys engaging in human activities. The monkeys were often dressed in costumes which added comedy to the 'aping' by the monkeys of a specific human action (often vices) or occupation.
at Art of the Print Noterman occasionally painted the animals in the landscapes of the Antwerp landscape painter

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Noterman, Emmanuel Belgian genre painters Belgian portrait painters Belgian printmakers 19th-century Belgian painters 19th-century Belgian male artists Animal painters 1808 births 1863 deaths