Pont Frans Van Genesen - promenade des artistes

This is the second named bridge on the 'promenade des artises'.

Frans Van Genesen is of Dutch descent and studied in The Hague, at the Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam and in Paris.
He was seen painting seascapes in Blankenberge, where he had a shop and also exhibited.
He also liked to spend part of the year near Spa, where he painted springs, streams and fens with great talent.

We can therefore speak of a traveller, a person with a vision of openness to the world, a Belgian and European avant-garde like many of his fellow painters of the time. The two wars he lived through may have slowed him down.

The 'promende des artistes' is a beautiful walk that runs along the 'Ruisseau de la Picherotte' , a valley with fast-flowing water that has inspired several artists. Since 2014, the 7 bridges over the water have been given the name of local artists.

Willem Vandenameele