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

Creators Belgium

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Walter Ofey (1882 - 1930)
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1882 - 1930
Charles Venneman (1802 - 1875)
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1802 - 1875
Simon Denis (1755 - 1813)
Simon Denis
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Jacob Leyssens (1661 - 1710)
Jacob Leyssens
1661 - 1710
Harold Ancart (1980)
Harold Ancart
1980
Gustave Vanaise (1854 - 1902)
Gustave Vanaise
1854 - 1902
Emile van Doren (1865 - 1949)
Emile van Doren
1865 - 1949
Jean Laudy (1877 - 1956)
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1877 - 1956
Willem Ignatius Kerricx (1682 - 1745)
Willem Ignatius Kerricx
1682 - 1745
Jan Van Hemessen (1500 - 1566)
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1500 - 1566
Frans Keelhoff (1820 - 1891)
Frans Keelhoff
1820 - 1891
Jean Louis van Kuyck (1821 - 1871)
Jean Louis van Kuyck
1821 - 1871
Joseph Dierickx (1865 - 1959)
Joseph Dierickx
1865 - 1959
Karel Breydel (1678 - 1744)
Karel Breydel
1678 - 1744
Joseph Van Lerius (1823 - 1876)
Joseph Van Lerius
1823 - 1876

Creators Art Nouveau

Iakov Luchanskii (1876 - 1978)
Iakov Luchanskii
1876 - 1978
Louis William Wain (1860 - 1939)
Louis William Wain
1860 - 1939
Boris Smirnov-Rusetsky (1905 - 1993)
Boris Smirnov-Rusetsky
1905 - 1993
Sigismond Jeanès (1862 - 1952)
Sigismond Jeanès
1862 - 1952
Paul Thumann (1834 - 1908)
Paul Thumann
1834 - 1908
Édouard Vuillard (1868 - 1940)
Édouard Vuillard
1868 - 1940
Alice Pike Barney (1857 - 1931)
Alice Pike Barney
1857 - 1931
Jan Preisler (1872 - 1918)
Jan Preisler
1872 - 1918
Aleksandra Mitrfanovna Beltsova (1892 - 1981)
Aleksandra Mitrfanovna Beltsova
1892 - 1981
Jorge Mayet (1962)
Jorge Mayet
1962
Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859 - 1937)
Henry Ossawa Tanner
1859 - 1937
André Malraux (1901 - 1976)
André Malraux
1901 - 1976
Emile-Rene Menard (1862 - 1930)
Emile-Rene Menard
1862 - 1930
Viggo Boesen (1907 - 1985)
Viggo Boesen
1907 - 1985
Jacek Malczewski (1854 - 1929)
Jacek Malczewski
1854 - 1929
Walter Thor (1870 - 1929)
Walter Thor
1870 - 1929