Médard Tytgat (8 February 1871 – 11 January 1948) was a Belgian painter, lithographer, book illustrator and poster artist known for portraits, nudes, and landscapes. He was born in Bruges. From 1890 to 1894, he studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts of Brussels with Jean-François Portaels. He took part in the art competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He died in Brussels.
Tytgat was considered a mediocre painter, but was more highly regarded as an illustrator.Review of exhibition by Tytgat by an "O.M." in L'art modern (1901), p. 406 online. His younger brother, Edgard Tytgat, was also an artist. A grandson, Médard-Siegfried Tytgat (1916–1997), was a painter.BALaT Dictionnaire des peintres belges, entry for "Tytgat, Médard-Siegfried" Biographie d'artiste.
References
Further reading Berko P., Berko V., Dictionnaire des peintres belges nés entre 1750-1875. Laconti: Brussels, 1981 Michiels, Guillaume, De Brugse School, Brugge, 1990 Arto, Geïllustreerd biografisch woordenboek der kunstenaars in België na 1830. Brussels, 1991 Penninck, André, "Medard Tytgat" in: Lexicon van Westvlaamse beeldende kunstenaars, Deel V, Brugge, 1996