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Edouard War van Overstraeten

Edouard War van Overstraeten (1891 - 1981) was active/lived in Belgium.  Edouard Overstraeten is known for Rural landscape, figure and interior scene oil and watercolor painting.

Eduard (War) Van Overstraeten (8 May 1891, Wetteren – 9 December 1981, Bruges) was a Flemish communist activist and painter. He was one of the founders of the Communist Party of Belgium.
At the end of the First World War, he was a member of the Young Socialist Guard. In 1920 he attended the 2nd World Congress of the Comintern where he defended Left Communist positions. He participated in the founding of Kultintern.
He also attended the 3rd World Congress of the Comintern in 1921, where he was elected to the Executive Committee of the Communist International.[1]
In 1923 he was imprisoned for four months for his opposition to the occupation of the Ruhr. In 1925 he was elected as a Communist deputy to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives.
However in 1927 he organised a majority of the Belgian Communist Party in opposition to the expulsion of Trotsky and Zinoviev. He was then purged i   ...  [Displaying 907 of 1689 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Edouard War van Overstraeten

   Edouard War van Overstraeten  Born:  1891 - Wetterem, Belgium
Died:   1981 - Bruges, Belgium
Known for:  Rural landscape, figure and interior scene oil and watercolor painting
Name variants:  War Van Overstraeten

Eduard (War) Van Overstraeten (8 May 1891, Wetteren – 9 December 1981, Bruges) was a Flemish communist activist and painter. He was one of the founders of the Communist Party of Belgium.

At the end of the First World War, he was a member of the Young Socialist Guard. In 1920 he attended the 2nd World Congress of the Comintern where he defended Left Communist positions. He participated in the founding of Kultintern.

He also attended the 3rd World Congress of the Comintern in 1921, where he was elected to the Executive Committee of the Communist International.[1]

In 1923 he was imprisoned for four months for his opposition to the occupation of the Ruhr. In 1925 he  ...  Displaying 750 of 1689 characters.

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