Joost-Vincent De Vos

Joost-Vincent de Vos (1829–1875) was a Belgian artist who specialized in paintings of animals.

"The Fox" currently in the Broel Museum (1860s)

Joost-Vincent de Vos was born in Kortrijk, Belgium in 1829 to father Jan Eugene Vos, a miller, and mother Marie Anne Verhaeghe. He studied at the Kortrijk Academy under religious artist Philip De White, and Edward Woutermaetens, also a painter of animals. At the academy, his early works won medals for composition in 1848, antique images in 1849, anatomy in 1851, and the gold medal for perspective in 1852.[1]

In 1870 he spent time in Roman Campagna, Italy. But, eventually he settled down in his home town of Kortrijk, where he set up his studio, which most described a small zoo. He kept dogs, wolves, foxes, monkeys and even a camel. The majority of his works consist of small sized paintings of oil on panel.[1]

His work was successful commercially, and was exhibited primarily in Belgium and France.[2][3]

He died in Kortrijk on 5 October 1875.[2]

Works
"Le repos apres la chasse" c. 1860

Some of his paintings are in the collection of the Broelmuseum in Kortrijk.[4] Animals, particularly monkeys and dogs, were frequent subjects of his work. He often depicted animals in circus costume.[2] The paintings typically are small in size,[2] and dates, titles and signatures often are hidden as box labels or in posters depicted in the work.[5]

Titles and topics of his works include:

  • Circus monkey and Dog[6]
  • At the market[6]
  • Le repos apes la chasse[6]
  • A Blenheim and a Tricolour King Charles Spaniel on a Persian[6]
  • Two Dogs by the doghouse[7]
  • At Play[8]
  • Best Friends[9]
  • A terrier smoking a pipe[10]
  • "Dog Meets Mice", 1865
  • "De barakspelers" ("The Shack Players"), in the collection of the Broelmuseum.[3]
"At the Market" c. 1860

References
  1. http://www.kortrijk.be/files/kortrijk/Ann-Sophie_Marien/Joos_Vincent_De_Vos.pdf
  2. Joos Vincent de Vos Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, William Secord Gallery website, accessed 20 June 2010
  3. Broelmuseum Collection Highlights Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Stadt Kortrijk website, accessed 20 June 2010
  4. "Exposition Gustibus - ING in Belgium". Ing.be. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  5. Vincent De Vos, Museum of Learning website, accessed 20 June 2010
  6. "Past Auction Results for Vincent de Vos Art – Vincent de Vos on artnet". Artnet.com. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  7. "Vincent de VOS, Belgian, Two dogs, Oil on panel". Liveauctioneers.com. 18 November 2005. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  8. "At Play reproduction by Vincent de Vos". Artchive.com. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  9. "Best Friends reproduction by Vincent de Vos". Artchive.com. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  10. "Vincent De Vos (Belgian, 1829–1875) | A terrier smoking a pipe; and four companion paintings | Interiors Auction | Paintings, oil | Christie's". Christies.com. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
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