阿弗列德．巴斯天(Alfred BASTIEN, 1873-1955)，比利時印象派畫家，早年進入比利時最古老的藝術學院─根特學院（L'Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Gand），爾後入選布魯塞爾皇家藝術學院(l’Académie royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles)，轉向以東方主義藝術著稱的畫家尚．弗朗索瓦．波戴爾(Jean-François Portaels, 1818-1895)習畫。於1897年，贏得高德夏赫勒基金會(Godecharle Foundation)的獎學金，得以進入巴黎藝術學院深造，特別喜愛研究庫爾培(Gustave Courbet, 1819-1877)以及德拉克洛瓦(Eugene Delacroix, 1798-1863)。在學時期受到印象主義繪畫的影響，巴斯天對於描繪人物、靜物以及風景，除扎實精準的描繪功力外，特別強調對於光線的運用，並以亮麗的油彩展現生動的筆觸。

　　1927年任教於比利時皇家學院並三度擔任藝術學院院長，在職期間作育無數藝術家，更因教授中國留學生吳作人(1908-1997)及沙耆(1914-2005)，而對中國藝術發展留下重要影響。曾為比利時國王阿爾貝一世(Albert I of Belgium)作畫，其中《騎馬肖像》和《花籃與水果盤》等作品在1934-1935年間曾巡迴展出於上海與南京「比利時現代繪畫展」，此一展覽被國外藝術史家看作20世紀前期在華舉行的最大規模歐洲畫展。

　　巴斯天一生兼具多樣身分，包括軍人、學者以及藝術家，都影響著他創作的題材或風格，而巴斯天的軍役歷程，使他亦有「戰爭藝術家」的別稱。 

  Alfred d BASTIEN (1873-1955), a Belgian impressionist painter, entered the oldest art academy in Belgium, “L'Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Gand” in his early years, and was later elected to “l' Académie royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles”, turned to the painter Jean-François Portaels (1818-1895) studied painting. Later, he won a scholarship from the “Godecharle Foundation” and was able to enter the Paris School of Art for further studies. He especially liked studying Gustave Courbet(1819-1877) and Eugene Delacroix(1798-1863). Influenced by impressionist paintings during his studies, Bastien, in addition to his solid and accurate depiction skills in depicting figures, still lifes, and landscapes, emphasized the use of light, and used bright oil to show vivid brushstrokes.

  In 1927, he taught at the Royal Academy of Belgium and served as the dean of the art academy for three times. During his tenure, he trained countless artists. He also taught Chinese students Wu Zuoren (1908-1997) and Sha Qi (1914-2005), which was important to the development of Chinese art. He once painted for the King Albert I of Belgium, among which works such as "Portrait on Horseback" and "Flower Basket and Fruit Plate" were exhibited at the "Belgian Modern Painting Exhibition" in Shanghai and Nanjing in 1934 and 1935. This exhibition is regarded by foreign art historians as the largest European painting exhibition held in China in the early 20th century.

  Throughout his life, Bastian had a variety of identities, including soldiers, scholars, and artists, all of which influenced his creative themes or styles, and Bastian’s military service made him also known as the "war artist."