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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 Flem
ish 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 eventually span sculpture, painting, and ceramics. Seeking to refine his technical skills, he later moved to Brussels to attend the École supérieure d’Architecture et des Arts décoratifs de la Cambre. There, he studied under the guidance of Charles Counhaye, an experience that helpe…