Léon Corthals

Léon Corthals (1877 – 1935)[1] was a Belgian painter.

Léon Corthals
Born
Léon Corthals

ca. 1877
Temse, Belgium
Diedca. 1935
Elsene, Belgium
OccupationPainter

Corthals was born in Temse in 1877.[2] He painted a portrait of Leopold III of Belgium on 23 February 1934, the day of his ascension to the Belgian throne.[3]

He died in Elsene in 1935.[1]

  • Young Girl with a Skipping Rope on a Park Background, oil on canvas
    Young Girl with a Skipping Rope on a Park Background, oil on canvas
  • Portrait of H.M. Leopold III, King of the Belgians, 1934, detail
    Portrait of H.M. Leopold III, King of the Belgians, 1934, detail
  • Portrait of a boy with a cape at a forest lake, 1916
    Portrait of a boy with a cape at a forest lake, 1916
  • Susanne Nue, oil on canvas, detail
    Susanne Nue, oil on canvas, detail
  • Seated nude, oil o canvas
    Seated nude, oil o canvas

References
  1. Piron, Paul (1999). De Belgische beeldende kunstenaars uit de 19de en 20ste eeuw, vol. 1. Brussel: Art in Belgium. p. 244.
  2. "Léon Corthals". RKD. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. "PORTRAIT OF H.M. LEOPOLD III, KING OF THE BELGIANS (1901 – 1983)". www.empire-antiques.be. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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