The Dual Identity of Chanterou To understand the work of Raphaël Chanterou, one must first look past the pseudonym. Born Raphaël Dubois in Liège, the artist chose the name Chanterou to mark a departure from his formal training and a move toward a more assertive, personal expression. This was not a mere whim; it was a branding of a specific aesthetic. His career peaked between 1910 and 1925, a period where his brushwork moved away from the academic constraints of his early education and toward a more direct, textured application of paint. He was a Belgian painter who found his most significan…