Joos Vincent De VOS

1829 – 1875

Born in Courtrai on March 4^th 1829 and died there on October 10^th 1875.

He was a specialist animal painter.

Vos was a student at the Courtrai Academy and studied under E. Woutermaertens.

His preferred subjects were dogs and monkeys.

He visited Italy in 1870 and exhibited with great success in Belgium and France. His monkeys were extremely popular in the United States.

In his studio Vos sheltered apes, wolves, foxes and even a camel.

Towards the end of his life, he returned to Italy and brought back works representing the Italien countryside.

His works are represented in the museums in Bruges and Courtrai.