Henry de Waroquier

Henry de Waroquier
Born	Louis Henri Alphonse de Waroquier 8 January 1881 Paris, France
Died	31 December 1970(1970-12-31) (aged 89) Paris, France
Burial place	Père Lachaise Cemetery
Other names	Henri de Waroquier, Henri DeWaroquier
Education	École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
Occupation(s)	Painter, sculptor, designer, engraver, teacher
Known for	Landscape painting
Movement	Orientalism
Awards	Commander of the Legion of Honour (1950), Officer of the Legion of Honour (1937), Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters Knight of the Legion of Honour (1926)

Henry de Waroquier (né Louis Henri Alphonse de Waroquier; 8 January 1881 – 31 December 1970) was a French painter, sculptor, designer, engraver, and teacher.[1] He is associated with the School of Paris.

He attended the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, under Charles Genuys [fr].[1]

De Waroquier was a teacher of decorative composition at the École Estienne,[1] and of painting at the Académie Scandinave in Paris.[2] Noted students which worked under him included Inés Puyó,[3] Heini Waser, and Maria Helena Vieira da Silva.[4]

He was Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur (1950), and Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.[1]

De Waroquier died on December 31, 1970, in Paris, and is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.[5] His work is found in many public museum collections, including Musée d'Orsay, Paris;[6] Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels;[7] and Musée Laurier [fr], Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada.[8]

References

1. "Waroquier, Henry de". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 31 October 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00194664. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
2. Clement, Russell T. (25 May 1994). Les Fauves: A Sourcebook. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 565. ISBN 978-0-313-36955-1 – via Google Books.
3. "Inés Puyó Biography". Artistas Visuales Chilenos, AVCh, MNBA. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
4. "Maria Elena Vieira da Silva". Applicat-Prazan. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
5. "Waroquier Henry de (1881–1970)". Association of Friends and Enthusiasts of Père-Lachaise (in French). 6 December 2006. Archived from the original on 29 November 1998.
6. "Niobe". Musée d'Orsay. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022.
7. "Henry de Waroquier, The Entrevaux Bridge, 1921 — Inv. 4396". Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
8. "Collection". Musée Laurier (in French). Retrieved 17 January 2025.