A life in Bruges and Weerde Emile Verbrugge lived through the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, moving between the quiet corners of Belgium. Born in 1856 in Bruges, his early years were rooted in a landscape that would later appear in his sketches and oils. He eventually passed away in 1936 in Weerde. His presence in the art world was marked by a steady hand, working primarily with oil on panel and watercolor. There is a c…