Omer Coppens

[1] Taking an interest in ceramic art, in about 1894 and 1895 Coppens is believed to have spent time in workshops at Torhout and Bredene.

[3] Coppens became the secretary of a group called Pour l'Art and was also a member of l'Essor and the Cercle artistique et littéraire de Bruxelles.

[4] In 1898, The Magazine of Art noted that "Coppens loves and depicts moonlit scenes, where the whiteness of the houses is tempered with a greenish blue.

"[5] Influenced by Art Nouveau, Coppens is best known as a painter, engraver, and ceramic artist, but he also worked in pewter and was a bookbinder.

[1] In an obituary, The Connoisseur called him "the earnest interpreter of the urban scene" and reported that he had been one of the best-known members of Pour l’Art.