Jef Dutilleux (1876-1960) was a Belgian painter, mainly active in the first half of the 20th century.
During the
German occupation of Belgium in the First World War, Dutilleux sought refugee in the
Westhoek. After the war, he documented the destruction before returning to his home in Uccle. Two of his works from this period, ''Ecluse de Chasse - crique de Nieuwendamme'' and ''Yser'', are part of the collections of the
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (french: Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, nl, Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België) are a group of art museums in Brussels, Belgium. They include six museums: the Oldmasters Muse ...
. Yser, commissioned in 1919, was acquired by the museums in 1920
He lived at 24, rue de la Pêcherie in
Uccle-Saint-Job, Belgium, where he died in 1960.
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1876 births
1960 deaths
Belgian painters
Belgian Impressionist painters
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