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He studied under [[Jean-François Portaels]] at the [[Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts ]] in Brussels, and received the [[Gilles-Lambert Godecharle|Prix Godecharle]] for his painting ''Job'' in 1890. |
He studied under [[Jean-François Portaels]] at the [[Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts ]] in Brussels, and received the [[Gilles-Lambert Godecharle|Prix Godecharle]] for his painting ''Job'' in 1890. |
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Levêque was a member of the "[[Salon d'Art Idéaliste]]", formed by [[Jean Derville]] in Brussels in 1896. Other members were [[Léon Frédéric]], [[Albert Ciamberlani]], [[Constant Montald]], [[Emile Motte]], [[Victor Rousseau]], [[Armand Point]] and [[Alexandre Séon]]. The Salon was abandoned in 1898. |
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==Notable paintings== |
==Notable paintings== |
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Auguste Levêque (b. Nivelles, Walloon Brabant 1866 - d. Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, 1921) is a Belgian painter influenced both by realism and symbolism. Levêque was also a sculptor, poet and art theoretician.
He studied under Jean-François Portaels at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, and received the Prix Godecharle for his painting Job in 1890.
Levêque was a member of the "Salon d'Art Idéaliste", formed by Jean Derville in Brussels in 1896. Other members were Léon Frédéric, Albert Ciamberlani, Constant Montald, Emile Motte, Victor Rousseau, Armand Point and Alexandre Séon. The Salon was abandoned in 1898.
Notable paintings
- Job
- Les Dentelles d'airain
- Panthéra et Vipérena
- Mater dolorosa
- Circé
- Dante
- Parque
- Repos
- Ouvriers tragiques
- Triomphe de la Mort
- Moisson future
- Hymne d'Amour
- Repos de Diane
- Combat de Centaures
- Portrait d'Edmond Picard (I)
- Portrait d'Edmond Picard (II)
Notable sculptures
- Fin de Sodome
- Triomphe de la Vigne
- Combat d'amazones
- Vision païenne
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