Pierre Paulus
The flag of Wallonia.
| Baron Pierre Paulus de Châtelet | |
|---|---|
| Born |
16 March 1881 Châtelet, Belgium |
| Died |
17 August 1959 Brussels, Belgium |
| Notable work | Flag of Wallonia |
| Movement | Expressionism |
Baron Pierre Paulus de Châtelet (16 March 1881 in Châtelet, Belgium – 17 August 1959 in Saint-Gilles, Brussels) was a Walloon expressionist painter, most known as the designer of "the bold rooster" (French: le coq hardi) adopted on 3 July 1913 by the Walloon Assembly for the flag of Wallonia.[1]
He gained notability during the Wallon Art Exposition of Charleroi in 1911 and, in the interwar period, he held several exhibitions in Europe and in the USA.
References
- Delforge, Paul; Philippe Destatte; Micheline Libon (2001). Encyclopédie du mouvement wallon — Volume 3 : Lettres O – Z. Charleroi: Institut Jules Destrée. pp. 1244–1245. ISBN 978-2-87035-021-8.
Notes
External links
- (French) Biography in "Cent Wallons du Siècle", Institut Jules Destrée, Charleroi, 1995
- Short bio on Charleroi's Museum of fine arts website
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