Heva Coomans Explained

Heva Coomans
Birth Date:2 May 1860
Birth Place:Paris, France
Death Date:14 July 1939 (aged 79)
Death Place:New York City
Nationality:Belgian

Heva Coomans (1860–1939) was a Belgian painter.

Coomans was born in Paris as the daughter of the painter Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans (1816–1889) and Adelaide Lacroix (1838–1884). Her sister Diana Coomans was also a painter and her brother Oscar Coomans (1848–1884) was a poet. Like her father and sister, she painted romantic portrayals of the original inhabitants of Pompei before the eruption of Vesuvius, but also is known for depicting young women in other mythological or heroic scenes.[1]

Coomans died in New York City.

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  1. http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00041761 Heva Coomans