Piet Verhaert

Piet Verhaert, also known as Pieter Verhaert, birthname is Petrus Josephus Verhaert (25 February 1852 in Antwerp – 4 August 1908 in Oostduinkerke) was a Belgian painter and etcher painter of genre scenes, cityscapes. interiors, figures and portraits. He was also a designer of decorative panels. He was a member of various avant-garde artist associations such as Les XX and De XIII (Cercle des XIII) which were founded out of dissatisfaction with the conservative selection policies of the official academic Salons. He was a teacher at the Academy of Antwerp.