David Oyens (29 July 1842 in Amsterdam – 11 February 1902 in Brussels) and Pieter Oyens (29 July 1842 in Amsterdam – 16 February 1894 in Brussels), identical twins, were Dutch painters who specialized in genre scenes.
Eventually, they chose art over finance and, in 1860, went to Brussels to attend classes at the Academie voor Kunsten.
[3] The critic Camille Lemonnier praised their work, which led to numerous sales and commissions.
[3] Generally, David painted faster, and was more impulsive; whereas Pieter paid close attention to composition.
Major retrospectives of their work were held at the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag in 2008, and at the Charlier Museum in Brussels in 2010.