Marguerite Putsage

Marguerite Émilie Julie Putsage was a Belgian artist, particularly known for her portraits and flower paintings.

Biography

Putsage was born on 15 November 1868 in Mons, the daughter of Jules Maximilien Joseph Putsage and Marie Thérèse Philippine De Puydt. Her father was director of the Union du Crédit in Mons. She was a student of Auguste Danse, and was also artistically influenced by, a family friend, and by Eugène Carrière, whose work she greatly admired. She taught an art history course at the École des Mines.
She died in Brussels on 22 September 1946. Her work is in the collection of, as well as public museums in Ghent and Ixelles.