Edgard Farasyn

The Antwerp born painter Edgard Farasyn (1858-1938) trained as an artist at the Antwerp Academy. In his painting he often chose to depict coastal scenes, often of fishing villages from the Belgian and Dutch coast. Especially the fishing village of Katwijk where artists like Jozef Israëls and Jan Toorop had worked earlier to depict the same type of subject matter. On some occasions he would also depict the Flemish landscape and, in line with Belgian luminism, would pay special attention to the lighting of the scene. This often resulted in vibrant paintings, where Farasyn would be willing to forgo detail to achieve a certain atmosphere. Works by Farasyn can be found in several Belgian and Dutch museums.