A tall-masted sailboat at left makes its way through the waters of the harbor in Kiel, Germany.

Charles Puttemans: 1850-1933

The following historical chronology of the photographer appears courtesy of the Directory of Belgian Photographers hosted online by Fotomuseum Antwerp. (FOMU)

Life dates

Brussels – Ixelles, 1850 – Brussels – Watermael, 1933

Activity

1884 – 1914 > Bruxelles – Saint-Josse

° 11.6.1850; + 26.6.1933. Chemist. Teacher at the industrial school, where he succeeded Léonce Rommelaere as professor of chemistry in 1887 and remained until at least 1898. He had previously worked as a preparator in the chemical laboratory of the city of Brussels under Henri Berger. Landscapes, flower studies, genre scenes. Secretary General of the ABP from 1890 to 1895. President of the Brussels section of the ABP in 1904. Edited the “Bulletin de l’ABP” for more than 25 years, heading the editorial committee from 1892 onwards. Experimented with x-rays in early 1896. Autochromist from at least October 1908. Presented an autochrome view of the “tower of Cobbeghem” (taken with an expired plate) to his fellow members of the ABP in October 1913. Puttemans was vice-president of the ABP in 1914 and president by 1920. He remained active within the ABP until 1927.

Locations

1884 – 1914 > Bruxelles – Saint-Josse

Exhibitions

Brussels, 1889; Antwerp, 1893 ABP; Berlin, 1896 (bronze medal); Brussels, 1896; Hamburg, 1896; Louvain, 1896; Courtrai, 1897; Paris, 1897; Brussels, 1898; Hamburg, 1898; Nancy, 1898; Paris, 1898 (address: Palais du Midi); Vienna, 1898; Ghent, 1899; Mons, 1901; Paris, 1901; Brussels, 1902; Turin, 1902; Ghent, 1903; Ghent ABP, 1903; Lille, 1903; Louvain 1904; Liège, 1905; Marseille, 1906; Ghent, 1913; Liège, 1914 (including a study of the Ougrée steelworks).