(born in Nivelles, 1866 died in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, 1921) painter influenced both by Realism and Symbolism Jan August Hendrik Leys (born in Antwerp, 1815 died in Antwerp, 1869) Romance M Jean Baptiste Madou (born in Brussels, 1796 died in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, 1877) painter and lithographer René Magritte (born in Lessines, 1898 died in Brussels, 1967) Surrealism Auguste Mambour (born in Liège, 1896 died in Liège, 1968) Expressionism, Cubism, African art Frans Masereel (born in Blankenberge, 1889 died in Avignon, France, 1972) painter and woodcutter Armand Massonet (1892–1979) Constantin Meunier (born Etterbeek, 1831 died in Brussels, 1905) painter and sculptor Henri Michaux (1899–1984) painter, poet and writer Constant Montald (born in Ghent, 1862 died in Brussels, 1944) painter N François-Joseph Navez (born in Charleroi, 1787 died in Brussels, 1869) Neo-classicism Xavier Noiret-Thomé (born in 1971) Contemporary O Jacques Ochs (born in Nice, 1883 died in Liège, 1971) Illustrator, Caricaturist Christian Otte (born in Theux, 1943 died in Liège, 2005) P Pierre Paulus (born in Châtelet, 1881 died in Brussels, 1959) Expressionism Constant Permeke (born in Antwerp, 1886 died in Ostend, 1952) Expressionism Erik Pevernagie (born 1939) Contemporary Louis Pevernagie (1904–1970) Expressionism Jean-François Portaels (born in Vilvoorde, 1818 died in Schaerbeek, 1895) R Armand Rassenfosse (born in Liège, 1862 died in Liège, 1934) Symbolism, Art nouveau Reniere&Depla (born in Poperinge, 1956 and born in Ostend, 1954) Roger Raveel (Machelen-aan-de-Leie, 1921–2013) painter especially of pop art Gaston Relens (1909-2011) Félicien Rops (born in Namur, 1833 died in Essonne, France, 1898) artist, and printmaker in etching and aquatint S Anthoni Schoonjans (1655–1726) Pierre Schwarz (born in Brussels, 1950) Neo-expressionism Albert Servaes (1883–1966) Expressionism Victor Servranckx (born in Diegem, 1897 Elewijt, 1965) Cubism Leon Spilliaert (born in Ostend, 1881 died in Ostend, 1946) Symbolism, Expressionism Alfred Stevens (born in Brussels, 1828 died in Paris, France, 1906) Alexander Struys (born in Berchem, 1852 died in Uccle, 1941) T Jan Theuninck (born in Zonnebeke, 1954) Contemporary painter and poet Albert Thys (born in Kontich, 1894 died in 1976) portraiture, landscapes Luc Tuymans (born in Mortsel, 1958) Contemporary Edgard Tytgat (born in Brussels, 1879 died in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, 1957) Fauvism U Raoul Ubac (born in Malmedy or Cologne, 1910 died in Dieudonné, Oise, 1985) V Hilaire Vanbiervliet (born in Courtray, 1890 died 1981) Expressionism Jef Van Campen (born in Antwerp, 1934) Expressionism Frans Van Damme (born in Hamme, 1858 died in Brussels, 1925) – Impressionism, Realism Hans Vandekerckhove (born in Kortrijk,