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Léon Spilliaert - Vrouw met kind lezend aan tafel

Vrouw met kind lezend aan tafel (1917)

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 vuurtoren

De vuurtoren (1910)

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De haven te Oostende

De haven te Oostende (1909)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Digue et plage, Chalet Royal et galeries d’Ostende

Digue et plage, Chalet Royal et galeries d’Ostende (1908)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Het strand

Het strand (1908)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Portret van Emile Verhaeren

Portret van Emile Verhaeren (1917)

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

Poppen. Drie generaties (1933)

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

Les Flèches et la Faux (1935)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Chalutier sur la mer

Chalutier sur la mer (1921)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Le parc Léopold d’Ostende avec l’étang et le Trinkhall, sous la neige

Le parc Léopold d’Ostende avec l’étang et le Trinkhall, sous la neige (1915)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Les Serres Chaudes 2

Les Serres Chaudes 2 (1918)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Sites Brabançons 10

Sites Brabançons 10

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Leunende vrouw

Leunende vrouw (1912)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Au temps que Nanette était perdue

Au temps que Nanette était perdue (1931)

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

Sites Brabançons 3 (1919)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
Marine met kielzog

Marine met kielzog (1902)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)
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