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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Trees in spring landscape, 1943

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Trees in spring landscape, 1943

Sale Date: November 29, 2022

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Dark Figure on the Shore, 1930

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Dark Figure on the Shore, 1930

Sale Date: November 29, 2022

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Paysage Maeterlinck III', 1912

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Paysage Maeterlinck III', 1912

Sale Date: November 16, 2022

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Tribe of nomads resting in a desert oasis, 1942

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Tribe of nomads resting in a desert oasis, 1942

Sale Date: October 22, 2022

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Young woman with flower bodice, 1920

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Young woman with flower bodice, 1920

Sale Date: October 22, 2022

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Bathers walking along the shores of a..., 1927

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Bathers walking along the shores of a..., 1927

Sale Date: October 22, 2022

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White farm with red roofs, 1936

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White farm with red roofs, 1936

Sale Date: October 22, 2022

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The blind man and spring, 1924

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The blind man and spring, 1924

Sale Date: October 22, 2022

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Rabbits in the dunes, 1909

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Rabbits in the dunes, 1909

Sale Date: October 22, 2022

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Country road with wooden fence, red roof, 1930

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Country road with wooden fence, red roof, 1930

Sale Date: October 22, 2022

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A view upon the city from the Maria-Hendrika , 1919

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A view upon the city from the Maria-Hendrika , 1919

Sale Date: October 22, 2022

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Gardens and hothouses in the suburbs, 1920

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Gardens and hothouses in the suburbs, 1920

Sale Date: October 22, 2022

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Léon Spilliaert et Madeleine en promenade à..., 1923

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Léon Spilliaert et Madeleine en promenade à..., 1923

Sale Date: October 21, 2022

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Jeune fille en jaune, lisant, 1927

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Jeune fille en jaune, lisant, 1927

Sale Date: October 21, 2022

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Femmes de pêcheur dans les dunes, vues de dos, 1923

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Femmes de pêcheur dans les dunes, vues de dos, 1923

Sale Date: October 21, 2022

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Fisherwomen on a pontoon in the harbor, 1913

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Fisherwomen on a pontoon in the harbor, 1913

Sale Date: October 22, 2022

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Femme de pêcheur agenouillée sur le quai du..., 1910

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Femme de pêcheur agenouillée sur le quai du..., 1910

Sale Date: July 21, 2022

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Potagers dans la ville, Ostende, 1921

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Potagers dans la ville, Ostende, 1921

Sale Date: May 23, 2022

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Arbre solitaire, hiver, 1917

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Arbre solitaire, hiver, 1917

Sale Date: May 23, 2022

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Coquillages, 1911

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Coquillages, 1911

Sale Date: May 23, 2022

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Plant and shell in front of a window with..., 1935

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Plant and shell in front of a window with..., 1935

Sale Date: May 21, 2022

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Children's tomb sculpture in the middle of..., 1929

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Children's tomb sculpture in the middle of..., 1929

Sale Date: May 21, 2022

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Small bridge in the Léopold Park, Ostend -..., 1927

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Small bridge in the Léopold Park, Ostend -..., 1927

Sale Date: May 21, 2022

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Three yellow parakeets - Trois perruches..., 1927

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Three yellow parakeets - Trois perruches..., 1927

Sale Date: May 21, 2022

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