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Léon Spilliaert - Self Portrait with Blue Sketchbook

Self Portrait with Blue Sketchbook (1907)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
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Léon Spilliaert

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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De Keignaertkreek in Zandvoorde

De Keignaertkreek in Zandvoorde (1933)

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Les Serres Chaudes 1

Les Serres Chaudes 1 (1918)

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Brise d’Ostende. Parfum exquis

Brise d’Ostende. Parfum exquis (1900-1901)

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Les Serres Chaudes 5

Les Serres Chaudes 5 (1918)

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Duinen

Duinen (1928)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Bomen (Knoestige boomstammen)

Bomen (Knoestige boomstammen) (1938)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
La Démocratie en marche

La Démocratie en marche (1908)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Portrait of Gustave en Norine Van Hecke

Portrait of Gustave en Norine Van Hecke (1920)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Sites Brabançons 3

Sites Brabançons 3 (1919)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Zwarte marine

Zwarte marine (1900)

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Gezicht op het Karreveld (Sint-Jans-Molenbeek)

Gezicht op het Karreveld (Sint-Jans-Molenbeek) (1918)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Het luchtschip Belgique II in zijn loods

Het luchtschip Belgique II in zijn loods (1910)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Haven te Oostende

Haven te Oostende (1910)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
La visite de Saint-Nicolas

La visite de Saint-Nicolas (1918)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Dame in expositie

Dame in expositie (1912)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
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