CARCAN, RENÉ

(1925-1993)

   Born in Brussels in 1925, artist René Carcan was educated at the Académie royale des Beaux-Arts. He spent five years studying with the painter Léon Devas and worked for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) before returning to Brussels in 1965. He completed works of paintings, sculpture, and, most especially, engravings. A museum to his life and work has been established in Etterbeek.