Rik Wouters (1882-1916) was a Belgian fauve painter and sculptor. Fascinated by the work of James Ensor, he started painting with a pallet knife. He chose his wife Nel as the primary model for his paintings (Woman in a white sweater, 1908) and sculptures (Domestic concerns, 1913).
Discovered on 12-8-1994 in La Silla by Elst, E. W.