Eugène COLIGNON (1876-1961): « Pêcheur sur la Meuse à Godinne »

It was during the Triennales in Namur in 1907, where these works were highly noticed, that he was admitted to participate in that of Brussels in 1908. In 1912, he became the father of a son, Joseph Colignon (1912-2011) . That same year, he expressed his interest and joined the Society of Friends of Walloon Art initiated following the 1911 exhibition in Charleroi. The objective is to give confidence to the artists of Wallonia, the opponents of Flemish Art. In 1918, he went to Provence, including Martigues. In 1920, he returned to Brittany with the authentic stamps of Concarneau-Rosborden, Brest and Audierne-Douarnenez. He notably visited the towns of Quimper, Tréboul, Pont Aven, Concarneau, Brest, Landerneau, Camaret and the Pointe du Raz. In 1921, he went to Germany and more precisely to the Rhine Valley in Montjoie, Monschau, Oberlahnstein, Siebengebirge, Trier, Oberwesel, Drachenfels, Over-Wesel, ruin of Stahleck and Cologne From April 26 to June 15, 1925, he crossed France, stopping off in Paris and Marseille. Thanks to the boat, the General Chansy, he arrived in Algiers (Algeria). He went to Bou-Saâda, the wadi where Etienne Dinet lived, as well as to Blida. Through his letters, he shares his emotions, his observations. He embarked his material of the panels but especially cardboards in order to capture the light and the colors On his return, he takes the time to go and paint the Red Rocks of the Estérel near Marseilles. In 1927, registration with the artistic cooperative society of Brussels. In 1928, he will stay in Italy and more particularly in Florence, Rome and Venice. From 1930 to 1946, he taught drawing at the Academy of Namur. By this time he had reverted to a darker palette no doubt influenced by World War II. In 1941, he settled permanently in the villa of Beez. In 1952, he became a member of the Association of Professional Artists of Belgium by exercising the profession of painter