Eugene Bosch (Fr. Eugène Boch, September 1, 1855, Saint-Vast-la-Gugu, Normandy - January 3, 1941, Montion, Seine and Marne) - French-Belgian artist and poet.
Born into a family of manufacturers, co-owners of the company Villeroy & Boch. From 1879 he studied painting in the art studio of Leon Bonn. From 1882, after the closure of this atelier, he entered Fernand Cormon’s school together with Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, Louis Anqueten and others. At Cormon, Bosch met and became friends with the Australian artist John Peter Russell.
In April 1888, Eugene Bosch received an invitation from Dodge McNight to visit him in Fonvieille near Arles. At McNight, Bosch met Vincent van Gogh; this acquaintance grew into a strong friendship. Another close friend of Bosch was the artist Emile Bernard. In 1891, after the death of Van Gogh, Bosch received his portrait as a gift from his brother’s wife, painted in 1888 (stored in the Louvre since 1944). In addition, Bosch was the owner of two more paintings by van Gogh. Since 1892, Eugene Bosch lived in the town of Montion near Paris.
Eugene Bosch was also one of the founders of the Belgian art group Society of Twenty (Les XX), which, besides him, included his sister Anna, Fernand Knopf, Theo van Reisselberg and James Ensor.
- Artworks in 1 collection and 2 selections
