Alfred Ost
Painting, Visual Artist
1884 – 1945
Who was Alfred Ost?
Alfred Ost was a Belgian artist.
In 1920 he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his painting Joueur de Football.
During the Second World War he found it difficult to align himself with the rationing system for food and other goods. He often lost his war-coupons for food and life necessities. He found shelter, food, and help exchanging his coupons with the Jesuit priests managing the Xaverius College in Borgerhout, Antwerp. In exchange for the help, he offered a piece of work of a religious nature. The Jesuits liked the work and ordered another, this time above the entrance of one of the doors leading to a chapel. As there were many positive reactions and a lot of fascination with the style, power, and dynamism of his art, he was offered to make drawings on all the walls all over the college. The artwork depicts the life of Franciscus Xaverius, the patron saint of Xaverius College and Jesuit of the Jesuit order managing the college. Because of the war, there was no paint available, so his wall drawings was made with charcoal and woodcoal sticks.
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- Born
- Feb 14, 1884
Belgium - Lived in
- Zwijndrecht
- Died
- Oct 9, 1945
Antwerp
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on July 23, 2013
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