Early Life, Family and Training Pierre Devos entered the world on August 7, 1917, in Oudenaarde, Belgium. His roots in the region were deeply intertwined with the local artistic community, a connection that would become even more personal through his marriage to Beatty Permeke. Through this union, he became the son-in-law of the painter Constant Permeke, a relationship that placed him at the heart of a significant family legacy in Flemish art. His formal education began in 1934 at the Académie des Beaux-Arts de Tournai. This early training provided the foundation for a career that would eve…