Engelen, Piet van, Belgian painter (1863-1924). Autograph signature.

Antwerp, 10. II. 1912.

8vo (postcard). ½ page.

 180.00

Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau.

Specializing in animal painting, Engelen was a member of the Flemish artists' association "Als Ik Kan". He created several murals as well as a painting with a Congo theme for the 1894 World Fair "Oud Antwerpen" along with Robert Mols, and was appointed a professor at the Antwerp Academy in 1897.

Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.

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