Léon Spilliaert

(Belgian, 1881–1946)

Léon Spilliaert was a Belgian painter best known for his mysterious, Symbolist works. Depicting nocturnal landscapes, windswept beach scenes, and alien portraits, Spilliaert’s oeuvre is united in its consistent fascination with the interior emotional landscape of people. Throughout his practice, the artist emphasized aspects of and stylized his observations of reality so that patterns and moods reoccurred within his varied subject matter. Much like the French painter and printmaker Odilon Redon, Spilliaert often used pastels to create the sense of a dream-like haze, lending his work a distinctive, softened aesthetic. Born on July 28, 1881 in Ostend, Belgium, he was often ill and so spent much of his childhood drawing landscapes around his home. At age 21, he went to Brussels to work as an illustrator for Edmond Deman, a publisher who specialized in Symbolist writers like Edgar Allan Poe, which allowed him to pursue his own personal brand of expressive painting. Today, Spilliaert’s works are held in the collections of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent, among others. Spilliaert died on November 23, 1946 in Brussels, Belgium.

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Un homme et une femme s'abritant sous une..., 1910

Léon Spilliaert

Un homme et une femme s'abritant sous une..., 1910

Sale Date: June 3, 2020

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A solitary figure in the Maria Hendrikapark, , 1927

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A solitary figure in the Maria Hendrikapark, , 1927

Sale Date: March 7, 2020

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The Calling of the Apostles, 1917

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The Calling of the Apostles, 1917

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Seascape with dark clouds, 1935

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Seascape with dark clouds, 1935

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Baigneurs au crabe, 1921

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Baigneurs au crabe, 1921

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Seascape, pale green horizon, 1930

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Seascape, pale green horizon, 1930

Sale Date: March 7, 2020

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Sunrise over the beach of Ostend, 1917

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Sunrise over the beach of Ostend, 1917

Sale Date: March 7, 2020

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Barques en bord de mer, 1927

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Barques en bord de mer, 1927

Sale Date: February 18, 2020

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Etude pour

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Etude pour "Le fruit défendu"

Sale Date: February 17, 2020

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Danseuses, 1920

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Danseuses, 1920

Sale Date: December 4, 2019

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Carnaval, 1926

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Carnaval, 1926

Sale Date: December 4, 2019

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Plaisirs d'Hiver (set of 10, incl. 5 in color)

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Plaisirs d'Hiver (set of 10, incl. 5 in color)

Sale Date: October 20, 2019

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De naaister, 1917–1918

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De naaister, 1917–1918

Sale Date: October 20, 2019

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L'ERMITE DANS LE DÉSERT, VOL D'OISEAUX, 1915

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L'ERMITE DANS LE DÉSERT, VOL D'OISEAUX, 1915

Sale Date: June 20, 2019

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Landscape near Vresse-sur-Semois, 1942

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Landscape near Vresse-sur-Semois, 1942

Sale Date: October 19, 2019

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Poupée, 1928

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Poupée, 1928

Sale Date: October 19, 2019

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Fisherwoman standing in her doorway, 1921

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Fisherwoman standing in her doorway, 1921

Sale Date: October 19, 2019

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On the beach, Ostend, 1923

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On the beach, Ostend, 1923

Sale Date: October 19, 2019

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Flacon rouge, 1909

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Flacon rouge, 1909

Sale Date: October 19, 2019

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Portrait of Ferdinand Spilliaert

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Portrait of Ferdinand Spilliaert

Sale Date: October 19, 2019

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Le fantasme du vieillard, 1926

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Le fantasme du vieillard, 1926

Sale Date: June 16, 2019

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Nature morte aux poires, 1933

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Nature morte aux poires, 1933

Sale Date: June 16, 2019

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Carnaval, 1926

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Carnaval, 1926

Sale Date: June 5, 2019

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Femme regardant la mer (Woman looking at the , 1902

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Femme regardant la mer (Woman looking at the , 1902

Sale Date: May 18, 2019

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