Wouter Abts Explained

Wouter Abts (in French, Gautier Abts) was a Flemish painter, born at Lier, near Antwerp, possibly in 1582.[1] He was a pupil of Willem de Vos (Guillaume de Vos in French).[2] Little is known about his life.[3] He was admitted as a master to the Guild at Antwerp in 1604–5; and he died in 1642–43. He mainly painted genre pieces, but a winter landscape has been attributed to him.[4] He taught Adrian de Bie and Lenaert Coomans.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Meyer. Julius. Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon, Vol 1. 1872. W. Engelmann. 35–36.
  2. Web site: Wouter Abts, alias: Gautier Abs / Aps / Apts. Ecartico. University of Amsterdam. 24 June 2015.
  3. Web site: Kramm. Christiann. De levens en werken der Hollandsche en Vlaamsche kunstschilders, beeldhouwers, graveurs en bouwmeesters, van den vroegsten tot op onzen tijd. DBNL. 17 June 2015.
  4. Web site: Wouter Abts. RDK Netherlands Institute for Art History. 24 June 2015.
  5. Bryan,1886-9

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