Fernand Knopff (1858 - 1921) - photo 1

Fernand Knopff

Fernand Khnopff, full name Fernand-Edmond-Jean-Marie Khnopff, was a Belgian Symbolist painter, graphic artist, sculptor and art historian.

Born into a wealthy family, Fernand attended the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, where he studied painting with Xavier Mellerie. Throughout his years at the academy, Khnopff spent summers in Paris studying art, and at the 1878 World's Fair he saw the works of Pre-Raphaelite Edward Burne-Jones and Symbolist Gustave Moreau, which had a decisive influence on his work.

In the early 1880s Khnopff began to exhibit his Symbolist works, often inspired by literary works, particularly by Gustave Flaubert. His paintings combined precise realism with an ethereal fairy-tale atmosphere, and he also painted portraits.

In 1883 Khnopff co-founded Les Vingt, a group of Belgian avant-garde artists. From the early 1990s, he collaborated regularly with the Brussels opera house Royal de la Monnaie, designing costumes and sets for many productions. He also designed the interiors of Brussels' landmark buildings: the Maison Stoclet and the Hôtel de Ville in Saint-Gilles.

Date and place of birt:12 september 1858, Grembergen, Belgium
Date and place of death:12 november 1921, Brussels, Belgium
Nationality:Belgium
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Decorator, Graphic artist, Historian, Interior designer, Painter, Scenographer, Sculptor
Art school / group:Les Vingt, Vienna Secession
Genre:Landscape painting, Portrait
Art style:Art Nouveau, Symbolism

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Frans Breydel (1679 - 1750)
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Gabriel Van Dievoet (1875 - 1934)
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Ambrosius Francken (1544 - 1618)
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Millard Owen Sheets (1907 - 1989)
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Louis William Wain (1860 - 1939)
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Wojciech Weiss (1875 - 1950)
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Karel Špillar (1871 - 1939)
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Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov (1862 - 1942)
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Édouard Dujardin (1861 - 1949)
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Nikolay Petrovich Krymov (1884 - 1958)
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