page_title: Franz Courtens
hierarchical_section_title: Franz Courtens
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Alfred Courtens, monument à Franz Courtens, Dendermonde
context_page_description: Baron Franciscus Eduardus Maria Courtens was a Belgian painter.
  He was a leading figure in the Dendermonde School, famous for his paintings of nature and landscapes. An essay on him by Fernand Khnopff was published in The International Studio 34. Courtens was professor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp from 1904 till 1924.
  He was a personal friend of Leopold II, who gave him the privilege of free access to the royal Parc of Laeken. Some of his paintings stil remain in the Royal collection.
context_section_description: Baron Franciscus Eduardus Maria (Franz) Courtens (1854–1943) was a Belgian painter.
  He was a leading figure in the Dendermonde School, famous for his paintings of nature and landscapes. An essay on him by Fernand Khnopff was published in The International Studio 34 (1908). Courtens was professor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (NHISKA) in Antwerp from 1904 till 1924.
  He was a personal friend of Leopold II, who gave him the privilege of free access to the royal Parc of Laeken. Some of his paintings stil remain in the Royal collection.
caption: Statue in Dendermonde by his son Alfred Courtens, presented in 1950 in presence of Queen Elisabeth
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