Médard Tytgat Explained

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]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gjerde. Arild. Jeroen Heijmans . Bill Mallon . Hilary Evans . Médard Tytgat Bio, Stats, and Results. Olympics. Sports Reference.com. October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418062539/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ty/medard-tytgat-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 17 November 2017.
2. Web site: Médard Tytgat . Olympedia . 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.