Edmond Picard

Edmond Picard (Known as "Edmond Picard")

Jurist, Senator, Art Patron, Founder of L'Art Moderne and Les XX Patron

Born Dec 15, 1836

Brussels, Belgium

Passed Away Feb 19, 1924 Dave (near Namur), Belgium

Lifespan 87 years old

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"Art is the supreme thermometer of social freedom; a civilization without daring art is already dead."

Archival Overview

Towering and controversial Belgian jurist, senator, and art patron who founded the avant-garde journal L'Art Moderne, championed the concept of 'l'art social', and edited the monumental Pandectes belges.

Biographical Record

A brilliant lawyer at the Brussels Court of Appeals and Court of Cassation, Picard served as Bâtonnier and published the 151-volume Pandectes belges, the definitive encyclopedia of Belgian jurisprudence. In 1881, he co-founded the influential weekly review L'Art Moderne.

Picard was the indispensable patron behind the revolutionary avant-garde art societies Les XX and La Libre Esthétique, championing James Ensor, Auguste Rodin, and the Neo-Impressionists. As a socialist senator, he fought for universal suffrage and legal protection for artistic property.

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Final Resting Place

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Dave Communal Cemetery
Dave (Namur), Belgium

                         GPS: 50.4167, 4.8833                    

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