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Léon Spilliaert
Léon Spilliaert

Léon Spilliaert

Belgian, 1881-1946
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Léon Spilliaert was a Belgian symbolist painter and graphic artist.

Spilliaert was born in Ostend, the oldest of seven children of Léonard-Hubert Spilliaert, a perfumer, and his wife Léonie (née Jonckheere). From childhood, he displayed an interest in art and drawing. A prolific doodler and autodidact, he was predominantly a self-taught artist. Sickly and reclusive, he spent most of his youth sketching scenes of ordinary life and the Belgian countryside.

When he was 21, Spilliaert went to work in Brussels for Edmond Deman, a publisher of the works of symbolist writers, which Spilliaert was to illustrate. He especially admired the work of Edgar Allan Poe.

Watercolor, gouache, pastel, and charcoal—often in combination—were the means by which he produced many of his best works, among which are a number of monochrome self-portraits executed in the early years of the twentieth century. Spilliaert's expressive use of black finds parallels in the work of Odilon Redon, who was a significant influence. Frequently depicting a lone figure in a dreamlike space, Spilliaert's paintings convey a sense of melancholy and silence.

His later work shows a concentration on seascapes. He died on 23 November 1946 in Brussels.

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Léon Spilliaert et Madeleine en promenade à Ostende

Léon Spilliaert et Madeleine en promenade à Ostende (1923)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Figurative
Un homme et une femme s’abritant sous une voute des Drie Gapers, Ostende

Un homme et une femme s’abritant sous une voute des Drie Gapers, Ostende (1910)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Landscape
Les Patineurs au parc Marie-Henriette, Ostende

Les Patineurs au parc Marie-Henriette, Ostende (1924)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Landscape
Digue et lumières d’Ostende

Digue et lumières d’Ostende (1909)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Abstract
Marine avec bateaux à voiles

Marine avec bateaux à voiles (1925)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Abstract
Sirène (Baigneuse)

Sirène (Baigneuse) (1910)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Abstract
Femme de pêcheur sur le ponton

Femme de pêcheur sur le ponton (1909)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Figurative
Portret van Mejuffrouw Simonne Kremer

Portret van Mejuffrouw Simonne Kremer (1937)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Figurative
Vrouw met roze hoed

Vrouw met roze hoed (1904)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Figurative
Zelfportret met rood potlood

Zelfportret met rood potlood (1908)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Figurative
Interieur met stoel en opaline lamp

Interieur met stoel en opaline lamp (1909)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Still Life
Planten, inktpot en spiegel

Planten, inktpot en spiegel (1908)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Still Life
Het bad

Het bad (1917)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Abstract
Het strand

Het strand (1908)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Abstract
Neptunus, figuren en zee

Neptunus, figuren en zee (1910)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Abstract
Poppen. Drie generaties

Poppen. Drie generaties (1933)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Abstract
Résurrection

Résurrection (1928)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Abstract
Strand bij laagtij

Strand bij laagtij (1909)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Abstract
Witte gewaden

Witte gewaden (1912)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Abstract
Arbres hivernaux

Arbres hivernaux (1942)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Landscape
Bomen in de sneeuw

Bomen in de sneeuw (1929)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Landscape
De Keignaertkreek in Zandvoorde

De Keignaertkreek in Zandvoorde (1933)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Landscape
De Wellingtonrenbaan en het Royal Palace Hotel te Oostende kort na de Tweede Wereldoorlog

De Wellingtonrenbaan en het Royal Palace Hotel te Oostende kort na de Tweede Wereldoorlog (1945)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Landscape
Het huis genaamd ‘De Preekstoel’ te Oostende

Het huis genaamd ‘De Preekstoel’ te Oostende (1911)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Landscape
La bataille de boules de neige devant le bonhomme de neige

La bataille de boules de neige devant le bonhomme de neige (1918)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Illustration
La bataille de boules de neige devant le bonhomme de neige

La bataille de boules de neige devant le bonhomme de neige (1918)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Illustration
L’arbre de Noël

L’arbre de Noël (1918)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Illustration
Les Flèches et la Faux

Les Flèches et la Faux (1935)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Illustration
The Absinth Drinker

The Absinth Drinker (1907)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Figurative
Le Bain

Le Bain (1917)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Abstract
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