Léon Spilliaert /
Although often associated with the key figures of Belgian Symbolism, Leon Spilliaert in fact demonstrated a peculiarly individual style. Born in Ostend, he worked there for most of his career. An introvert and insomniac who suffered from poor health as a young man, Spilliaert wandered the night-time...
| Format: | Book |
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Royal Academy of Arts,
[2020]
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| Summary: | Although often associated with the key figures of Belgian Symbolism, Leon Spilliaert in fact demonstrated a peculiarly individual style. Born in Ostend, he worked there for most of his career. An introvert and insomniac who suffered from poor health as a young man, Spilliaert wandered the night-time streets of the North Sea resort, creating mysterious and highly atmospheric depictions of its dark docks, beaches and promenades. Almost entirely self-taught, he drew influence from such painters as Odilon Redon and James Abbott McNeill Whistler, as well as the writers Edgar Allan Poe and Friedrich Nietzsche.0This book brings together over a hundred works from international collections, including a series of haunting self-portraits that Spilliaert created in his twenties. Authoritative authors discuss the artist's singular approach and put his career in context alongside that of his more famous compatriot and contemporary James Ensor.00Exhibition: Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK (23.02.-25.05.2020). |
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| Item Description: | "First published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Léon Spilliaert'. Royal Academy of Arts, London 23 February - 25 May 2020. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 15 June - 13 September 2020. Exhibition organised by the Royal Academy of Arts, London, and the musée d'Orsay, Paris"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 174 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781912520220 1912520222 |