Emiel Joseph Devos - Dune view

Devos was educated at the Academy for Architecture and Drawing in Roeselare from 1889 to 1905. He was active in the interior decoration studio of Emiel Duyvewaardt, one of the most famous decorators of his time, until 1920. Devos was a member of the Art Circle Roeselare and would gradually build his own career as an artist. From 1930 to 1951 he worked as a drawing teacher at the Academy of Roeselare. He preferred landscapes (with a passion for dunes), old buildings and in particular flower arrangements. He is often remembered as the 'flower painter'. His work is traditional, but of great skill and perfectionism. In his time he was a valued artist. During the interbellum, he was commissioned by the city of Roeselare to create a monumental mural in the conference hall based on Sanderus' map of the city centre of Roeselare in the mid-seventeenth century.