Alfred Duriau

Belgian painter, engraver and writer Alfred Duriau studied at the Academy of Mons, and later at the art academy in Leuve and in Paris at the École des Beaux-Arts, from where he graduated. He had also grown up in Mons because his mother was a caretaker at the academy. Winning the Prix de Rome for engraving in 1906 allowed him to study in Roma for two years. He was also a professor in Mons from 1912-47. Duriau had a preference for landscapes of Mons, still lifes, figures and portraits.