Boulenger (aka: Boulanger), Hippolyte
(1837 - 1874)
 Belgian landscape painter from the pre-impressionist realism. He was the mentor of the School of Tervuren, which he saw Barbizon.
Boulenger spent his youth in Tournai and Paris, where he learned to sign. In 1853 he came to Brussels, where he started working for the ornamentist Colley. At night he attended classes at the academy with Michel Quinaux, in the "landschapklas".
The meeting, in 1863, with a portrait Camille Van Camp would prove decisive for the further career of Boulenger. He was materially helped by Van Camp and was held in the autumn of 1864 a hospitable place at Tervuren, in the Auberge du Renard. " By way of witticism he stated in 1866 "School of Tervuren" on the back of one of his works. So he gave name to the group which he was the main personality.
On his marriage in 1868 he went to live in Zaventem. He suffered when already a year under the symptoms of epilepsy. In 1870 he returned to the Soignes forest in Tervuren. During that time he painted The old Haagbeukdreef, Tervuren (1871-1872) (KMSK Museum of Ancient Art, Brussels) and it showed itself a master of the genre. The Maas and Escaut shared his preference.
It was his most productive period. Alcohol abuse and its nerve disease led to a premature death. Boulenger troosteloos died in a hotel in Brussels, in the summer of 1874, "... after a lifetime of suffering both pathetic and enthousiasmerende delights." As A. A. Moerman writes.
Boulenger deviated from the usual rules of the paysage-historique, a category from the prestigious Rome Prize ", and introduced a greater freedom in the technical development of the countryside, where the play of light plays a major role.
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Quick Facts
Born:
Tournai Belgium
Died:
Brussel
Type(s):
Landscape Painter
Artist
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Important Designer Relationships:
Louis Boulenger (aka: Boulanger)
Choisy Le Roi (aka: Choisy-le-roi)
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