Mathy Engelen

Mathy Engelen
Born	(1957-04-00)April 1957
Died	20 January 2023(2023-01-20) (aged 65) Lanaken, Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Occupation	painter

Mathy Engelen (April 1957 – 20 January 2023) was a Belgian painter from Lanaken.^[1][2][3]

Engelen worked for several years as an architect, but became a full time artist. He made drawings, etchings and watercolors of many historic buildings, village- and town views of the Maasland region. He was good friends with the princely House of Merode and also painted their German and Belgian castles.^[1] Engelen had expositions in Belgium and the Netherlands.^[4][5]

In 2017 Engelen was portrayed at the Dutch television program “Kunstwerkt” at TV Valkenburg.^[6]

Engelen was married and had two sons. He died at home in Lanaken on 20 January 2023, at the age of 65.^[2][3] People who paid tribute to his death included politician Marino Keulen, who was at the time mayor of Lanaken.^[1]

References

1. "Lanakense kunstenaar Mathy Engelen, bekend van tekeningen van Maastricht, onverwacht overleden". De Limburger (in Dutch). 21 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
2. "Lanakense kunstenaar Mathy Engelen onverwacht overleden". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 21 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
3. "Lanakense kunstenaar Mathy Engelen onverwacht overleden". Het Belang van Limburg (in Dutch). 21 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
4. "Kunstenaar Mathy Engelen toont hart aan slachtoffers watersnood Valkenburg". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
5. "Kunstenaar Mathy Engelen werkt en exposeert op grote hoogte". L1 (in Dutch). 17 April 2018. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
6. "Kunstwerkt met Mathy Engelen". TV Valkenburg (in Dutch). 12 October 2017. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.