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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The Queen of Sheba, 1926

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The Queen of Sheba, 1926

Sale Date: October 21, 2023

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DRÈVE AVEC ARBRES, 1927

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DRÈVE AVEC ARBRES, 1927

Sale Date: September 26, 2023

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HOMME ET CHIEN, 1915

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HOMME ET CHIEN, 1915

Sale Date: September 26, 2023

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Sale Date: June 17, 2023

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La route vers la mer à Groenendijk, 1925

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La route vers la mer à Groenendijk, 1925

Sale Date: May 25, 2023

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Le pavillon

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Le pavillon "La folie" dans le parc., 1936

Sale Date: May 22, 2023

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Barques de pêche échouées sur la plage et..., 1927

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Barques de pêche échouées sur la plage et..., 1927

Sale Date: May 22, 2023

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Scène de carnaval, 1897

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Scène de carnaval, 1897

Sale Date: May 22, 2023

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Bathers , 1927

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Bathers , 1927

Sale Date: May 20, 2023

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Blue Gloxinia, 1928

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Blue Gloxinia, 1928

Sale Date: May 20, 2023

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Snow landscape under full moon, 1929

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Snow landscape under full moon, 1929

Sale Date: May 20, 2023

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The small walkway along the garden wall , 1936

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The small walkway along the garden wall , 1936

Sale Date: May 20, 2023

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Jug and vase with luxuriant flowers, 1923

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Jug and vase with luxuriant flowers, 1923

Sale Date: May 20, 2023

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Head of a woman (geometric style) , 1934

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Head of a woman (geometric style) , 1934

Sale Date: May 20, 2023

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The edge of the forest edge in spring , 1900–1904

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The edge of the forest edge in spring , 1900–1904

Sale Date: May 20, 2023

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Hospital , 1918

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Hospital , 1918

Sale Date: May 20, 2023

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Hay cart under the trees , 1929

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Hay cart under the trees , 1929

Sale Date: May 20, 2023

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Marine.

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Sale Date: April 27, 2023

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Femmes orientales voilées, 1926

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Femmes orientales voilées, 1926

Sale Date: April 24, 2023

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Nature morte aux navets et carottes, 1924

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Nature morte aux navets et carottes, 1924

Sale Date: April 20, 2023

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Ferme à la façade rose, silhouette de femme, 1921

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Ferme à la façade rose, silhouette de femme, 1921

Sale Date: April 20, 2023

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Paysage d'Innsbruck, 1932

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Paysage d'Innsbruck, 1932

Sale Date: April 20, 2023

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Petite fille à la poupée dans l'intérieur du , 1924

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Petite fille à la poupée dans l'intérieur du , 1924

Sale Date: April 20, 2023

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Jeune fille assise, 1918

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Jeune fille assise, 1918

Sale Date: April 20, 2023

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