Decadence and dark dreams : Belgian Symbolism /
"Enigmatic magic, erotic sensuality and dark dreamworlds all characterise Symbolism, which evolved as an art current from the 1880s on - with Brussels advancing to become a centre of activity in the development of European art. The tendency towards the morbid and the decadent was most pronounce...
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| Language: | English German Dutch French |
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Munich :
Hirmer Verlag,
[2020]
Munich : Hirmer, [2020] Munich, Germany : [2020] Munich, Germany : [2020] |
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| Summary: | "Enigmatic magic, erotic sensuality and dark dreamworlds all characterise Symbolism, which evolved as an art current from the 1880s on - with Brussels advancing to become a centre of activity in the development of European art. The tendency towards the morbid and the decadent was most pronounced in Belgian Symbolism. Many of the impulses for this avant-garde came from Belgian artists, such as the disreputable Félicien Rops, the subtle Fernand Khnopff, the occult Jean Delville and the eccentric Léon Spilliaert and James Ensor."--back cover "Enigmatic magic, erotic sensuality and dark dreamworlds all characterise Symbolism, which evolved as an art current from the 1880s on - with Brussels advancing to become a centre of activity in the development of European art. The tendency towards the morbid and the decadent was most pronounced in Belgian Symbolism. Many of the impulses for this avant-garde came from Belgian artists, such as the disreputable Félicien Rops, the subtle Fernand Khnopff, the occult Jean Delville and the eccentric Léon Spilliaert and James Ensor"-- "Enigmatic magic, erotic sensuality and dark dreamworlds all characterise Symbolism, which evolved as an art current from the 1880s on - with Brussels advancing to become a centre of activity in the development of European art. The tendency towards the morbid and the decadent was most pronounced in Belgian Symbolism. Many of the impulses for this avant-garde came from Belgian artists, such as the disreputable Félicien Rops, the subtle Fernand Khnopff, the occult Jean Delville and the eccentric Léon Spilliaert and James Ensor"--Page 4 of cover "Enigmatic magic, erotic sensuality and dark dreamworlds all characterise Symbolism, which evolved as an art current from the 1880s on - with Brussels advancing to become a centre of activity in the development of European art. The tendency towards the morbid and the decadent was most pronounced in Belgian Symbolism. Many of the impulses for this avant-garde came from Belgian artists, such as the disreputable Félicien Rops, the subtle Fernand Khnopff, the occult Jean Delville and the eccentric Léon Spilliaert and James Ensor."--back cover "Enigmatic magic, erotic sensuality and dark dreamworlds all characterise Symbolism, which evolved as an art current from the 1880s on - with Brussels advancing to become a centre of activity in the development of European art. The tendency towards the morbid and the decadent was most pronounced in Belgian Symbolism. Many of the impulses for this avant-garde came from Belgian artists, such as the disreputable Félicien Rops, the subtle Fernand Khnopff, the occult Jean Delville and the eccentric Léon Spilliaert and James Ensor"--Page 4 of cover |
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| Item Description: | Artists include: Arthur Craco ; William Degouve de Nuncques ; Jean Delville ; Charles Doudelet ; Paul Dubois ; James Ensor ; Henri Evenepoel ; Émile Fabry ; Léon Frédéric ; Henry De Groux ; Fernand Khnopff ; Eugène Laermans ; Georges Le Brun ; Xavier Mellery ; Charles Mertens George Minne ; Constant Montald ; Émile Motte ; Jean-François Portaels ; Félicien Rops ; Victor Rousseau ; Juliette Samuel-Blum ; Léon Spilliaert ; Charles van der Stappen ; Théo Van Rysselberghe ; Antoine Wiertz Artists include: Arthur Craco ; William Degouve de Nuncques ; Jean Delville ; Charles Doudelet ; Paul Dubois ; James Ensor ; Henri Evenepoel ; Émile Fabry ; Léon Frédéric ; Henry De Groux ; Fernand Khnopff ; Eugène Laermans ; Georges Le Brun ; Xavier Mellery ; Charles Mertens George Minne ; Constant Montald ; Émile Motte ; Jean-François Portaels ; Félicien Rops ; Victor Rousseau ; Juliette Samuel-Blum ; Léon Spilliaert ; Charles van der Stappen ; Théo Van Rysselberghe ; Antoine Wiertz Catalog of an exhibition held at Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin, September 18, 2020-January 17, 2021 Catalog of an exhibition held at Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin, September 18, 2020-January 17, 2021--Colophon This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | 335 page : color illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 30 cm 335 page : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, music, portraits ; 30 cm 335 page : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, portraits ; 30 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 3777435244 9783777435244 |
| Place of Publication: | Germany -- Munich |