Heva Coomans
Belgian-French-American painter (1860–1939)
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Heva Coomans (1860–1939) was a Belgian painter.
Born2 May 1860
Paris, France
Died14 July 1939 (aged 79)
New York City
Heva Coomans | |
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Self-portrait, 1888 | |
| Born | 2 May 1860 Paris, France |
| Died | 14 July 1939 (aged 79) New York City |
Coomans was born in Paris as the daughter of the painter Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans (1816–1889) and Adélaïde Lacroix (1838–1884). Her sister Diana Coomans was also a painter and her brother Oscar Coomans (1848–1884) was a poet. Like her father and sister, she painted romantic portrayals of the original inhabitants of Pompei before the eruption of Vesuvius, but also is known for depicting young women in other mythological or heroic scenes.[1]
Coomans died in New York City.
