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Sunlight falls on the water and on the roof and chimney of a house between trees and a fen.
Painter Karel Theunissen was born in As in 1871. At a fairly young age, Theunissen accompanies the Tervuren painter Joseph Coosemans (1828-1904) on his painting tours in the Limburg Kempen. At the age of 17 he takes lessons at the Academy in Antwerp. In order to develop further, he settles in Liège. In 1909 he returned to Limburg, but in 1917 the family moved again. This time to Bosvoorde. He is convinced that Brussels will show him the latest art movements. In 1929 he goes to Provence, following Van Gogh. He discovers new color shades.
Karel Theunissen died in Bosvoorde in 1948. In October of the same year art circle Pro Arte organized a retrospective in the 'Under de Toren' hall in Hasselt. In 1971, one hundred years after his birth, a retrospective in the Sint-Aldegondis Church in As put him in the spotlight again.
Karel Theunissen is often mistakenly confused with Rick Theunissen, who has almost the same signature but with an R in front.