Anna De Weert

Anna De Weert
Anna De Weert by Emile Claus, 1899
Born
Anna Cogen

27 May 1867
Ghent, Belgium
Died12 May 1950(1950-05-12) (aged 82)
Ghent, Belgium
Occupationpainter
Known forlandscape painting
Political partyLiberal
SpouseMaurice De Weert

Anna De Weert, née Cogen; Anna Virginie Caroline De Weert, also known as Anna De Weert-Cogen (27 May 1867, Ghent – 12 May 1950, Ghent) was a Belgian painter, prose writer and essayist. She is mainly known for landscapes painted in the Impressionist style referred to as Luminism which emphasizes light effects. She also made a number of designs for book illustrations. As a writer she wrote mainly essays and artist biographies in the French language.