Henri Daco (11 January 1864, in Liège – 7 October 1932 in Liège) was a Belgian painter and neoclassical, impressionist artist.
Early life and education When Henri Daco was a child, he became interested in graphic arts and showed a desire to follow an artistic training. In September 1876, he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he completed his secondary and higher education.
Personal life In 1913, Daco married Eva Radermacker. They live in apartment located in an empire style mansion, Coronmeuse square in Herstal. In 1935, his widow bequeathed an important part of his works to the municipality of Herstal.
Chronology Henri Daco was a painter of landscapes and portraits. The Meuse, with the island Monsin, inspired a whole series of paintings. He painted now-lost quays, the basin, the channel, the canal, the shooting garden. His style is strongly marked by his neo-classical formation and is influenced by the romanticism and impressionism of the French fashionable painters.
Works Oil painting Paysage Champêtre Panorama de la vieille Meuse Paysage Nature morte chrysanthèmes La Laye à l'île Monsin Statue Charlemagne Bd d'Avroy Panorama de la vieille Meuse Rue Haute Sauvenière L'homme à la pipe, 1892 Jeune mère, 1892 Autoportrait, 1894 La couturière Femme avec chapeau et parapluie La liseuse Paysage de campagne, 1890 Port à Coronmeuse, 1898 Usines en bord de Meuse, 1900 Portrait de femme, 1903 Portrait d'E. Scauflaire à 11 ans, 1904 Paysan à la fourche, 1907 Femme avec enfant dans un champ, 1908 Madame Eva Rademecker, 1912 Portrait de Rose Rousseau avec une rose, 1920 Portrait d'Henriette Rousseaue, 1922 Portrait, 1924 Le boulevard de la Sauvenière, 1930 Les terrasses de Liège, 1932
Watercolor painting Bateaux ammarés près du rivage, 1892 Bateau sur la rive, 1892 Bord d'étang, 1892
Pencil drawing Tête de profil Statue de femme et buste Proportion de l'homme et de la femme Homme couché bras en croix Homme nu debout Homme de profil tenant une lance Femme nue de dos Autoportrait, 1904 Château de Micheroux, 1908
Pastel Portrait de jeune fille, 1917
Selection (examples)
References Cf. And. COLLART-SACRE, La libre Seigneurie de Herstal, Lg, Thone, 1930, t. second (addenda, )". Eug. DE SEYN, Dictionnaire biographique des sciences, lettres et des arts en Belgique. Tome 1, Éditions l'Avenir, 1935 Dictionnaire biographique illustré des artistes en Belgique depuis 1830, Éditions Arto, 1995 Le dictionnaire des peintres belges du XIVe siècle à nos jours, Éditions Renaissance du livre, 1995