List of Belgian painters

This is an incomplete list of Belgian painters, with place and date of birth (,death) and painting style. For painters from this region before 1830, see List of Flemish painters

A

• Pierre Alechinsky (born Brussels 1927), Contemporary painter
• Edouard Agneessens (1842–1885), painter
• Alphonse Asselbergs b. Brussels (1839–1916)

B

• Albert Baertsoen (1866–1922) Impressionism
• Piet Bekaert (1939–2000), Impressionism
• Anna Boch (1848–1936), Neo-impressionism
• Eugène Boch (1855–1941), Impressionism
• Gaston Bogaert (b. 1918), Surrealism
• Hippolyte Boulenger (1837–1874), Realism
• Virginie Bovie (1821–1888), eclectic painter with Flemish Baroque, Romantic, and Realist influences
• Pieter Bruegel the Elder (b. 1525), Renaissance
• André Buzin (b. 1946), artist who paints animals and flowers

C

• Nestor Cambier (Couillet 1879-1957) (Portraiture, landscapes, city views, still lifes, murals, drawings)
• Jean-Baptiste Capronnier (Brussels 1814–1891), Stained glass painter
• Caroline Chariot-Dayez (b. Brussels, 11 September 1958), Hyperrealism
• Emile Claus (Sint-Eloois-Vijve (Waregem) 1849–Astene (Deinze) 1924), Impressionism
• Paul Jean Clays (Bruges, November 27, 1819–Brussels, February 10, 1900), Marine painting
• Jan Cockx (Antwerpen, 1891–1976), painter, ceramicist
• Jan Cox (The Hague, 1919–Antwerp, 7 October 1980), Avant-garde, Abstract art, Figurative
• Luc-peter Crombé (Opwijk, 1920–2005), painter

D

• Bert De Beul (b. Ghent 1961), Contemporary painter
• Hugo Debaere (Ghent 1958–Ghent 1994), Avant-garde
• Jan De Cock (b. Brussels, 2 May 1976), Contemporary painter
• Caroline Danois-Maricq painter and illustrator
• William Degouve de Nuncques (d. Stavelot 1867–1935), Symbolism
• Carole Dekeijser, Contemporary painter
• Raoul De Keyser (b. Deinze 1930), Abstract painter
• Hippolyte de la Charlerie (1827–1869), painter and illustrator
• Paul Delvaux (Antheit (Wanze) 1897–Veurne 1994), Surrealism
• Jean Delville (January 19, 1867–1953), Symbolism
• Gustave De Smet (Ghent 1877–Deurle (Sint-Martens-Latem) 1943), Expressionism
• Louis Dewis (b. Mons 1872, d. Biarritz 1946), Post-Impressionism
• Sam Dillemans (b. Leuven 1965), Contemporary painter
• The de Vriendt brothers (Juliaen b. 1842, Albrecht 1843–1900)
• Christian Dotremont (Tervuren 1922–Buizingen 1979), Avant-garde
• Jos de Mey (1928–2007), Flemish-Belgian painter primarily of impossible objects in a photo-realistic style
• Arpaïs Du Bois (b. Ghent 1973), Contemporary painter

E

• James Ensor (Ostend 1860–Ostend 1949), Belgian painter and printmaker

Robert Degeneve

F

• Théodore Fourmois (1814–1871), Belgian landscape painter and printmaker
• Jean-Michel Folon

G

• Louis Gallait (Tournai 1810–Schaarbeek 1887), painter

H

• Hugo Heyrman (b. Antwerp 1942), Contemporary painter
• Philip Henderickx (1976), Contemporary painter

J

• Louis Jacobs b. Dendermonde (1855–1929), Impressionist
• Floris Jespers (1889–1965), Avant-garde
• Walter Jonckheere Brugge (1924–1999), Post impressionists
• Jacob Jordaens Antwerp

K

• Fernand Khnopff (Grembergen (Dendermonde) 1858–Brussels 1921), Symbolism

L

• Paul Lauters (1806-75)
• Georges Emile Lebacq (Jemappes, 1876–Bruges, 1950), Impressionist, Post-Impressionist
• Charles Leickert (Brussels, 1816–Mainz, 1907), Winter scenes
• Georges Lemmen (1865–1916), Neo-Impressionism
• Auguste Levêque (Nivelles, 1866–Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, 1921), painter influenced both by realism and symbolism
• Jan August Hendrik Leys (Antwerp, February 18, 1815–August 1869), Romance
• Octave Landuyt (Ghent, December 26, 1922), Magic Realism, Surrealism
• Jean Libon (Theux, Magic Realism, Surrealism)

M

• Jean Baptiste Madou (Brussels, February 3, 1796–March 31, 1877), painter and lithographer
• René Magritte (Lessines 1898–Brussels 1967), Surrealism
• Frans Masereel (Blankenberge, 1889–France 1972), Painter and woodcutter
• Armand Massonet (1892–1979), painter
• Constantin Meunier (Etterbeek, 12 April 1831–4 April 1905), painter and sculptor
• Henri Michaux (May 24, 1899–October 18, 1984), Poet, writer and painter

N

• François-Joseph Navez (Charleroi, 1787–Brussel, 1869), Neo-classicism

• Erik Nagels, Painter

0

• Balthazar-Paul Ommeganck (Antwerpen, 1755–Aldaar, 1826), Neo-classicism, gespecialiseerd in voorstellingen van vee.

P

• Pierre Paulus (Châtelet 1881–Brussels 1959), Expressionism
• Constant Permeke (Antwerp 1886–Ostend 1952), Expressionism
• Jean-François Portaels (Vilvoorde 1818–Schaerbeek 1895)
• Erik Pevernagie (b. 1939), contemporary art
• Louis Pevernagie (1904–1970), Expressionism
• Pierre Pirson (b. Liège 1957), contemporary art, [1]
• Oswald Poreau (1877–1955) Post Impressionist

R

• Roger Raveel (b. Machelen-aan-de-Leie (Zulte) 1921), painter especially of pop art
• Félicien Rops (Namur 1833–Essonne (France) 1898), artist, and printmaker in etching and aquatint
• Pieter Paul Rubens (b. Siegen, Westphalia; 1577 - 1640), Baroque painter

S

• Pierre Schwarz (b. Brussels;1950), Belgian painter neo-expressionist
• Anthoni Schoonjans (1655–1726), Belgian painter
• Albert Servaes (1883–1966), Expressionism
• Victor Servranckx (Diegem (Machelen) 1897–Elewijt (Zemst) 1965), Cubism
• Octave Soudan b. Antwerp (1872–1948) Expressionist
• Leon Spilliaert (Ostend 1881–Ostend 1946), Symbolism, Expressionism
• Romain Steppe (b. Antwerp 1859–1927) Marine landscapist
• Alfred Stevens (Brussels, May 11, 1828–August 29, 1906), painter

T

• Pierre Thevenet (b. Bruges 1870–1937) Post Impressionist
• Jan Theuninck (b. Zonnebeke 1954), Contemporary painter and poet
• Luc Tuymans (b. Mortsel 1958), Contemporary painter

V

• Frits Van den Berghe (Ghent 1883–Ghent 1939), Expressionism
• Gustave Van de Woestijne (Ghent 1891–Brussels 1947)
• Philippe Vandenberg nl:Philippe Vandenberg (Ghent 1952 - Brussels 2009)
• Jef Van Campen [2] (Antwerp 1934) Expressionism
• Filip Vandeputte (b. Leuven 1962), Contemporary artist, Abstract painter and etcher [3]
• Jef Vanderveken (fl. 1934), copy of The Just Judges from the Ghent Altarpiece
• Cornelius Van Leemputten (1841–1902), painter especially of landscapes with sheep
• Henry van de Velde (Antwerp 1863–Zurich (Switzerland) 1957), Art Nouveau
• Hans Vandekerckhove (b. Kortrijk 1957), Contemporary painter
• Anthony van Dyck
• Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven (b. Antwerp 1951), Contemporary painter
• Koen Vanmechelen (b. Sint-Truiden 1965), Contemporary artist
• Eugeen Van Mieghem (Antwerp 1875–Antwerp 1930), Impressionism
• Théo van Rysselberghe (Ghent 1862–Saint-Clair, Var (France) 1926), pointillism
• Achille Van Sassenbrouck b. Bruges (1886–1979), Expressionist
• Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven (1790–1881), animal painter
• Jan Verdoodt magic realist and follower of Magritte
• Fernand Verhaegen (Marchienne-au-Pont (Charleroi) 1883–Montigny-le-Tilleul 1975), painter and etcher
• Jan Verhas (Dendermonde 1834–Schaarbeek 1896), classical painter
• Michel Marie Charles Verlat (Antwerp, November 25, 1824–October 23, 1890), painter and etcher
• Tim Verfaillie (Brugge, 14 January 1893 - Rochefort, 1934), Expressionism

W

• Baron Gustaf Wappers (Antwerp 1803–Paris 1874), Romanticism
• Emile Wauters (1846–1933), history painter and portraitist
• Antoine Joseph Wiertz (Dinant 1806–Brussels 1865), Romanticism
• Ferdinand Willaert b. Ghent (1861–1938)
• Florent Joseph Marie Willems (1823–1905), genre painter
• Roger Wittevrongel (b. Blankenberghe 1933), Contemporary painter
• Rik Wouters (1882–1916), Fauvism
• Cindy Wright (1972- ) painter

Y

• Jan Yoors (Antwerp, April 12, 1922–November 27, 1977)