Still Life with Flowers in a Vase

Albert Pinot, born in Sint-Gillis, Brussels in 1875, and passing away in Elsene, Brussels in 1962, was a renowned Belgian post-impressionist painter, watercolorist, and draftsman.

Born to a French father and a Brussels mother, Albert Pinot began his artistic journey as a student of the neo-classicist Joseph Stallaert at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels from 1890 to 1899. He frequently sojourned in Oostende and painted along the Seine and the Oise. In 1919, he established a studio in Paris, but eventually settled permanently in Brussels in 1934. He embarked on numerous journeys throughout Europe, exploring Denmark, Norway, France, and even as far as Turkey.

In 1893, he became a founding member of the art association Le Sillon, and from 1944, he served as the president of the Brussels art circle, Société Royale Belge des Aquarellistes.

Pinot’s masterful works included portraits, interiors, seascapes, and still lifes, all executed in a post-impressionist style. His brushwork became lighter and more luminous, aligning his work with the early works of the future Brabant Fauvists.

His circle of friends included many esteemed artists such as Anna Boch, Alfred Bastien, Frans Smeers, and Maurice Wagemans, among others. Notably, his works are showcased in prominent museums such as the Museum of Elsene and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels, as well as in the collections of the Belgian State and the Province of Brabant.