Alon Zakaim Fine Art

Gustave de Jonghe was born in 1829 in Courtrai, Belgium. He is best known for his figurative and genre scenes, working in both oil and watercolour. The son of the artist Jan Baptiste de Jonghe, de Jonghe first studied under his father before working with the acclaimed master teachers and artists, Louis Gallant and Francois Josef Navez. The famous Belgian artist Alfred Stevens was also a mentor and teacher.

De Jonghe moved to Paris and from 1850 exhibited at the Salon, continuing to do so throughout his life. He was awarded a third place medal in 1863 and received a medal in Amsterdam in the same year. In 1864, he was given the honour of being named "Chevalier de l'Ordre de Leopold" by the King of Belgium.

He returned to Brussels in 1882 after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage and he moved to Antwerp in 1884, where in died in January 1893.

His works form part of important private and public collections internationally, including the Musee d'Orsay, Paris, The Hermitage, St Petersburg, and in museums in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Courtrai, Ixelles, Dunkerque, Williamstown, MA.