William
Degus de Nuquve

William Degub de Dunque (FR. William Degouve de Nuncques, rod. 28 Feb 1867 Montherme mind. March 1, 1935 Stavelot) — Belgian landscape painter of French origin, the representative of symbolism in painting.

Descended from an old French aristocratic family, living in 1870 in Belgium, first in Spa and then in Brussels. In his youth William dreamed of becoming a musician. In 1883 the young artist rents together with Jan Toorop, whose works are highly valued, in Mechelen workshop. At the same time, he was befriended by painter Henri de Croix and became interested in symbolism.

Many friends Degub de Dunque belonged to the Belgian literary circles. In 1894 he married a sister of the Belgian poet-symbolist Emile Verhaeren. In Paris his work was appreciated by such artists as O. Rodin, Puvis de Chavan, Maurice Denis. Up to 1900 is known as a convinced symbolist. Then member of the Belgian avant-garde group ' XX ' (Twenty). Traveled a lot, visited Spain, Italy, Austria, in the years 1900-1902 he lived with his wife in Majorca, where he wrote the orange groves. In the early twentieth century (around 1910) had a serious spiritual and religious crisis that left its mark on his work. In 1919, his wife dies of an artist, and he loses a hand. The rest of his life in Belgium to Stavelot, where he married again to his maid-nurse and where he mainly painted winter landscapes.

V. Degoev de Dunque famous for its full of mystery landscapes.