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Léon Spilliaert (born in Ostend on July 28, 1881, died in Brussels on November 23, 1946) is a Belgian painter who frequented the world of Belgian symbolism, of which Maeterlinck and Verhaeren were the best known members. His influences range from Edvard Munch to Fernand Khnopff, but also Nietzsche and Lautréamont, while his paintings and the themes they represent can be compared to those of Edward Hopper, a contemporary of Spilliaert. He was close to James Ensor, another Belgian painter.

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Femme au bord de l'eau, 1910 | Woman at the Shoreline, 1910, Léon Spilliaert

Femme au bord de l'eau, 1910 | Woman at the Shoreline, 1910

Léon Spilliaert

Print - 23.2 x 28.3 inch

$838

Vertige, l'escalier magique 1908 / Vertigo, Magic Staircase 1908, Léon Spilliaert

Vertige, l'escalier magique 1908 / Vertigo, Magic Staircase 1908

Léon Spilliaert

Print - 29.9 x 22.8 inch

$811

Le Phare sur la Digue, 1908 | Promenade and Lighthouse, 1908, Léon Spilliaert

Le Phare sur la Digue, 1908 | Promenade and Lighthouse, 1908

Léon Spilliaert

Print - 29.9 x 23.2 x 0.1 inch

$838

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Léon Spilliaert (born in Ostend on July 28, 1881, died in Brussels on November 23, 1946) is a Belgian painter who frequented the world of Belgian symbolism, of which Maeterlinck and Verhaeren were the best known members. His influences range from Edvard Munch to Fernand Khnopff, but also Nietzsche and Lautréamont, while his paintings and the themes they represent can be compared to those of Edward Hopper, a contemporary of Spilliaert. He was close to James Ensor, another Belgian painter.

When was Léon Spilliaert born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1881