Antoon van Welie was a Dutch painter bridging a range of late 19th century and early modern styles. His best-known portraits of women show an influence of Pre-Raphaelism and Academicism, but his style came to absorb elements of Symbolism, Luminism and Post-Impressionism. He has been described as “the last decadent painter”, referring to a movement of art and literature that emphasised man and its creation over nature, ennui over morality, and transgressive or sumptuous qualities opposed to those who professed ‘good taste’. (http://metvmorqhoses.tumblr.com/post/148813685283/insipit-antoon-van-welie-1866-1956-the) Johannes Antonius (Antoon) van Welie (Afferden (Gelderland), 18 Dec. 1866 - The Hague, Sept. 24, 1956); Dutch painter, draftsman, (wall) painter of genre art and portraits. His work falls within the currents of symbolism, luminism and post-impressionism. Taught Jan Bogaerts and Antonie Lewin. Van Welie was a famous portrait painter in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 20th century. He graduated from Belgium and achieved his first success in Paris. He lived alternately in Paris, London and Rome, where he had a workshop in Vatican City for a while. The Hague became his city in the Netherlands. His Hague studio and his portrait of Louis Couperus were destroyed during the heavy bombing of the Bezuidenhout by the Royal Air Force in 1945. Later he lived at Cattenburch Laan Copes, now the police station, now called Burgemeester Patijnlaan. In The Hague Van Welie painted portraits of well-known statesmen, artists, members of the Royal House and other members of the aristocracy. In addition, he also made interesting symbolic work. He was so much appreciated by eminent personalities as actors, writers, clergymen and prominent diplomats, that the French art critic Camille Mauclair devoted a monograph to his life. (Google translation of text at https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoon_van_Welie) undefined

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