René Carcan was a Belgian printmaker and watercolourist. He originally studied sculpture at the Academy of Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode under Gustave Jacobs, then, from 1941 to 1946, he studied painting at the Academy of Brussels under Jacques Maes and Léon Devos. At the beginning of the 80’s, he literally conquered West Germany, holding several successful exhibitions in more than twenty of the main cities.