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Theodore Van Rysselberghe BIOGRAPHY
1862 Ghent, Belgium - 1926 Saint-Clair, France. Known for: Impressionist and pointillist figure painting, nudes, portrait, landscape.
Born in Ghent, Belgium Theo van Rysselberghe received his artistic training at the Academy of Ghent under Theo Caneel, and from 1879 on, at the Academy of Brussels under the directorship of... Read full biography
Born in Ghent, Belgium Theo van Rysselberghe received his artistic training at the Academy of Ghent under Theo Caneel, and from 1879 on, at the Academy of Brussels under the directorship of Jean-Francois Portaels. At the young age of eighteen, he showed two portraits at the Salon of Ghent, and in... Read full biography
Born in Ghent, Belgium Theo van Rysselberghe received his artistic training at the Academy of Ghent under Theo Caneel, and from 1879 on, at the Academy of Brussels under the directorship of Jean-Francois Portaels. At the young age of eighteen, he showed two portraits at the Salon of Ghent, and in 1881, exhibited for the first time at the Salon in Brussels. van Rysselberghe was one of the co-founders of the Belgian artistic circle Les XX, a group of young radical artists united in rebellion... Read full biography
Born in Ghent, Belgium Theo van Rysselberghe received his artistic training at the Academy of Ghent under Theo Caneel, and from 1879 on, at the Academy of Brussels under the directorship of Jean-Francois Portaels. At the young age of eighteen, he showed two portraits at the Salon of Ghent, and in 1881, exhibited for the first time at the Salon in Brussels. van Rysselberghe was one of the co-founders of the Belgian artistic circle Les XX, a group of young radical artists united in rebellion against the outmoded academism of that time and the prevailing artistic standards. Through this group he came into contact with artists like James Ensor, Willy Finch, Fernand Khnopff, Félicien Rops, and, later, Auguste Rodin and Paul Signac. Between 1882... Read full biography
Born in Ghent, Belgium Theo van Rysselberghe received his artistic training at the Academy of Ghent under Theo Caneel, and from 1879 on, at the Academy of Brussels under the directorship of Jean-Francois Portaels. At the young age of eighteen, he showed two portraits at the Salon of Ghent, and in 1881, exhibited for the first time at the Salon in Brussels. van Rysselberghe was one of the co-founders of the Belgian artistic circle Les XX, a group of young radical artists united in rebellion against the outmoded academism of that time and the prevailing artistic standards. Through this group he came into contact with artists like James Ensor, Willy Finch, Fernand Khnopff, Félicien Rops, and, later, Auguste Rodin and Paul Signac. Between 1882 and 1888, he made three trips to Morocco, which would prove to be an influence on his work. During this time, va... Read full biography
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Theo Van Ruysselberghe, Theo Rysselberghe, Théo van Rysselberghe
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Born in Ghent, Belgium Theo van Rysselberghe received his artistic training at the Academy of Ghent under Theo Caneel, and from 1879 on, at the Academy of Brussels under the directorship of Jean-Francois Portaels. At the young age of eighteen, he showed two portraits at the Salon of Ghent, and in 1881, exhibited for the first time at the Salon in Brussels.
van Rysselberghe was one of the co-founders of the Belgian artistic circle Les XX, a group of young radical artists united in rebellion against the outmoded academism of that time and the prevailing artistic standards. Through this group he came into contact with artists like James Ensor, Willy Finch, Fernand Khnopff, Félicien Rops, and, later, Auguste Rodin and P...But wait, there's more...
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