Médard Tytgat

Médard Tytgat (8 February 1871 – 11 January 1948) was a Belgian painter, lithographer, book illustrator and poster artist known for portraits, nudes, and landscapes. He was born in Bruges. From 1890 to 1894, he studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts of Brussels with Jean-François Portaels. He took part in the art competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1][2] He died in Brussels.

Tytgat was considered a mediocre painter, but was more highly regarded as an illustrator.[3] His younger brother, Edgard Tytgat, was also an artist. A grandson, Médard-Siegfried Tytgat (1916–1997), was a painter.[4]

References
  1. Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (October 2017). "Médard Tytgat Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. "Médard Tytgat". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. Review of exhibition by Tytgat by an "O.M." in L'art modern (1901), p. 406 online.
  4. BALaT Dictionnaire des peintres belges, entry for "Tytgat, Médard-Siegfried" Biographie d'artiste.

Further reading
  • Berko P., Berko V., Dictionnaire des peintres belges nés entre 1750-1875. Laconti: Brussels, 1981
  • Michiels, Guillaume, De Brugse School, Brugge, 1990
  • Arto, Geïllustreerd biografisch woordenboek der kunstenaars in België na 1830. Brussels, 1991
  • Penninck, André, "Medard Tytgat" in: Lexicon van Westvlaamse beeldende kunstenaars, Deel V, Brugge, 1996


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