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André Plumot (Antwerp, February 10, 1829 – April 29, 1906) was a Belgian realist painter specialized in genre scenes, old interiors, landscapes and representations of poultry.
Plumot sold a lot in the United States. The Vanderbilt family, the oil magnate John Davison Rockefeller (1839-1937) and the later president Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) were among his clients.
Exhibitions:
- Salon 1849, Antwerp: A conversation and a visit - Salon 1852, Antwerp: The flower wreath and Waiting for an answer - Salon 1855, Antwerp: The good shepherd. - World Exhibition 1876, Philadelphia (USA) (received a medal). - Salon 1878, Brussels - In 1872 he was awarded a diploma and a medal at an exhibition in London. At one of the London exhibitions, the Shah of Persia bought from him a mountainous landscape with goats. The successes continued to follow each other. He was further distinguished for: - The Salon of Ghent in 1880 (gold medal), - The exhibition in New Orleans (USA) in 1884 (award), - In Edinburgh, Scotland in 1886 (distinction), - In Adelaide (Australia) in 1887 (two diplomas and a medal) - And at the exhibition in Melbourne in 1888 (silver medal). - In addition, he was appointed knight in the Order of Leopold in 1892.