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Maison Cauchie

  • 20 Jun 2015
  • 1:45 PM
  • 1040 Brussels
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A Guided Visit to the Cauchie House
   

Join us on Saturday, June 20, for a guided visit of the Cauchie House in Etterbeek.

The Cauchie House was built in 1905 by Art Nouveau architect, painter and designer Paul Cauchie, in Etterbeek, Brussels, next to the Cinquantenaire. Its façade is remarkable for its allegorical sgraffiti: a giant advertising billboard for an artist couple.

Cauchie met his future wife at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Carolina 'Lina' Voet achieved a very good level in painting, enabling her to teach drawing and painting privately. They married in 1905 and decided to build a house on the 6 meters (20 ft)-wide plot of land Cauchie bought next to the Cinquantenaire Park. He designed the front of the house with the intention of advertising and selling their work: sgraffiti for him and art teaching for her. As the house was easily seen from the neighboring roads, it drew the attention of passers-by and demonstrated their know-how.

At the very center of the façade, Cauchie drew the words "Par Nous – Pour Nous." The house was designed from the very beginning as a joint work intended for private use. Cauchie did the drawings for the house but worked together with his wife to design and decorate their home-workshop. Cauchie and his wife filled the house with their multiple works of art (paintings, wall coverings, furniture...). The Cauchie house is a good example of the application of the principle of "total art" in architecture.

Our guide will once again be the excellent Lieve De Jonghe.

Please note that this visit is limited to 15 people.

Event Details:
Date:
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Time: 1:45 p.m.
Place: Maison Cauchie, rue des Francs 5, 1040 Etterbeek
Price: €15 for members, €20 for non-members
Public Transportation: Metro: Merode; buses 22, 27, 61 and 80: Merode; Trams: 81 or 83: Merode
Sign up: Reservations are due by noon on Wednesday, June 17, online at www.americanclubbrussels.org, by email (info@americanclubbrussels.org), or by telephone to the ACB Office Manager (0476/996.870). Payment to ACB at BE55427919588144 (KREDBEBB) will confirm your reservation. Be sure to mention “Cauchie” in the communications section of the virement.
Cancellations are possible until noon on Wednesday, June 17. Participants canceling after this time, as well as no-shows, are charged the full cost of the event.

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