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François Joseph Binjé, known as Frans or Franz Binjé, was born in Liège on 10 October 1835 and died in Schaerbeek on 10 May 1900. He was a painter of seascapes and city views, watercolourist and pastel artist. Read the full biography

François Joseph Binjé, known as Frans or Franz Binjé, was born in Liège on 10 October 1835 and died in Schaerbeek on 10 May 1900. He was a painter of seascapes and city views, watercolourist and pastel artist. Binjé studied with Henri Van der Hecht, and became a teacher despite being self-taught. He participated in both regional and international exhibitions such as Berlin in 1869 and Paris in 1900. Two of his works were featured in the catalog of the Giroux gallery in 1927.
His realistic style came to be influenced by impressionism and also emulated by other artists.
François Binjé is well represented in the collections of the Walloon Art Museum in Liège.
His body was buried in the cemetery of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.