Alfred Ronner

Alfred Ronner (10 December 1851, in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode – 22 October 1901, in Ixelles) was a Belgian painter, graphic artist and illustrator.

After graduating, he chose to become a genre and portrait painter, rather than focus on animals and still-lifes like his other family members.

Eventually, he abandoned painting, because the turpentine fumes irritated his weak lungs, and focused entirely on book illustration.

Following his father's death in 1883, he took over managing his mother's business interests; selling and arranging exhibitions for her paintings.

After his mother died in 1909, his sisters auctioned off their remaining works at two large sales, in 1911 (The Hague) and 1919 (Amsterdam).