Born in Dronrijp, the Netherlands, and trained at the Academy of Antwerp, Belgium, he settled in England in 1869.

他生于尼德兰，受训于安特卫普学院，并于1869年定居英国。

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Graduated in 1982 from the Oil Painting Department of Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, and from 1983 to 1986 studied in Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Belgium.

1982年毕业于四川美院油画系，1983-1986年在比利时安特卫普美院研修部进修。作品《父亲》获“第二届全国青年美展”一等奖。

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Mr. Ackermann studied fashion at Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts, whose alumni include Dries Van Noten, Martin Margiela and Ann Demeulemeester.

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Van Gogh wrote about the wrestlers picture -- which he painted as an assignment during his studies at the art academy in Antwerp -- in a letter in January 1886: "This week I painted a large thing with two nude torsos -- two wrestlers, " adding that he was delighted with the result.

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Ms. Demeulemeester graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp in 1981 with other soon-to-be-famous designers Dries Van Noten and Dirk Bikkembergs.

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