Henry Schouten was a Belgian painter who is best known as an animal and landscape painter. He received his education at the Academy of Brussels (1876-1881). He underwent a strong influence from the animal painter Alfred Verwee.
He was first and foremost a smooth, realistic animal painter: cows, sheep, horses, chicken races and animals on the court.
He also painted a number of still -lifes with flowers or poultry.
He exhibited in Brussels from 1882 with the Union des Arts. During his career he used various artist names: Jos Klaus, M. CLaes, Joseph Klaas, E. Meulat Joors, V. Marinus and J. Remis.
References:
Robert De Vos, Jean-Pierre De Bruyn: Henry Schouten, an animal painter from the nineteenth century; Kunstcentrum De Vos, 1981; part II in 2001
Danny Lannoy, Frieda Devinck, Thérèse Thomes: Impressionists in Knocke & Heyst; Stichting Kunstboek, Oostkamp, 2007; ISBN 978-90-5856-247-0
Literature:
Eemans 1975
Witt Checklist 1978 , p. 279 (as: Schouten, Henry)
Berko 1981 , jp. 350 (as: Schouten, Henri)
Flippo 1981
Saur 1992- , AKLONLINE (as: Schouten, Henry)
Piron 1999 , vol. 2 (1999), p. 1194 (as: Schouten, Henry)
