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Jacques François Carabain

Belgian, 1834-1933
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Jacques François Joseph Carabain, or Jacob Frans Jozef Carabain was a Dutch-Belgian painter, known primarily for his scenes of cities and buildings in the Romantic-Realist style. He was especially interested in Medieval and Baroque structures, and was often attracted to busy market places.

He began his studies at the Amsterdamer Kunstakademie, where he initially painted landscapes and seascapes as well as cityscapes. His teachers there included Jacobus Schoemaker Doyer and Valentijn Bing (1812-1895). His first major showing was at the Exhibition of Living Masters [nl] in 1852. He lived in Amsterdam until 1856, when he travelled throughout Europe, then lived in Brussels for a short time before settling in Schaerbeek. It was there he began specializing in cityscapes and was influenced by François-Antoine Bossuet.

Eventually, he painted cities in Italy, Germany, France and Austria as well. He also exhibited at the Third (1873) and Fourth (1874) International Exhibitions in London.

In 1880, he became a Belgian citizen. In 1885, he travelled to New Zealand and Australia, where he exhibited at the Victorian Academy of Arts. After living in Melbourne for a time, he returned home in 1889.

From 1894 to 1897, he painted a series of 59 watercolors depicting the old areas of Brussels. This was the result of a commission from Mayor Charles Buls, who was concerned about the grandiose redevelopment plans being carried out by King Leopold II. In 2011, a major exhibition featuring these works was held at the Museum of the City of Brussels.

He held his last exhibition in 1907 and appears to have stopped painting. A few sources give that as his year of death, although he actually lived for twenty-six more years and died one month short of his 99th birthday.

Two of his children became artists; Victor (1863-1942), who also did cityscapes, and Emile, a still-life painter about whom little is known.

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Queen Street, Auckland

Queen Street, Auckland (1889)

Jacques François Carabain (Belgian, 1834-1933)
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Rue A Monte-Rosso, Bord De La Mediterrane, Italie

Rue A Monte-Rosso, Bord De La Mediterrane, Italie (1888)

Jacques François Carabain (Belgian, 1834-1933)
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Scene in a Flemish Marketplace

Scene in a Flemish Marketplace

Jacques François Carabain (Belgian, 1834-1933)
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Une Vue a Venise, San Giorgio dei Greci, Italie

Une Vue a Venise, San Giorgio dei Greci, Italie (1900)

Jacques François Carabain (Belgian, 1834-1933)
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Italian Village Scene

Italian Village Scene

Jacques François Carabain (Belgian, 1834-1933)
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Market Day, Nuremberg, Germany

Market Day, Nuremberg, Germany (circa 1890s)

Jacques François Carabain (Belgian, 1834-1933)
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Venice, the Grand Canal

Venice, the Grand Canal (1913)

Jacques François Carabain (Belgian, 1834-1933)
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The town square of Braunschweig

The town square of Braunschweig (1890)

Jacques François Carabain (Belgian, 1834-1933)
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Platz in San Gimignano

Platz in San Gimignano (1917)

Jacques François Carabain (Belgian, 1834-1933)
Landscape

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