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

Franz Steinfeld II (1787 - 1868)
Franz Steinfeld II
1787 - 1868
Leonid Frechkop (1897 - 1982)
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Adriaen van Bloemen (1639 - 1697)
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1639 - 1697
Omer Dierickx (1862 - 1939)
Omer Dierickx
1862 - 1939
Adriaen Brouwer (1605 - 1638)
Adriaen Brouwer
1605 - 1638
Simon Denis (1755 - 1813)
Simon Denis
1755 - 1813
Guillaume van der Hecht (1817 - 1891)
Guillaume van der Hecht
1817 - 1891
Joos de Momper II (1564 - 1635)
Joos de Momper II
1564 - 1635
Camille van Camp (1834 - 1891)
Camille van Camp
1834 - 1891
Theodoor Verstraete (1850 - 1907)
Theodoor Verstraete
1850 - 1907
Eugeen van Mieghem (1875 - 1930)
Eugeen van Mieghem
1875 - 1930
Henry Schouten (1864 - 1927)
Henry Schouten
1864 - 1927
Pol Dom (1885 - 1978)
Pol Dom
1885 - 1978
Adrien Jean Le Mayeur de Merprès (1880 - 1958)
Adrien Jean Le Mayeur de Merprès
1880 - 1958
Melissa Gordon (1981)
Melissa Gordon
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Franz van Severdonck (1809 - 1889)
Franz van Severdonck
1809 - 1889

Creators Art Nouveau

Charles William Bartlett (1860 - 1940)
Charles William Bartlett
1860 - 1940
Carlo Branaccio (1861 - 1920)
Carlo Branaccio
1861 - 1920
Karl Theodor Huber (1889 - 1961)
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1889 - 1961
Bohuslav Martinů (1890 - 1959)
Bohuslav Martinů
1890 - 1959
Hector Guimard (1867 - 1942)
Hector Guimard
1867 - 1942
Kurt Lehmann (1905 - 2000)
Kurt Lehmann
1905 - 2000
Jacques Majorelle (1886 - 1962)
Jacques Majorelle
1886 - 1962
Fabrizio Clerici (1913 - 1993)
Fabrizio Clerici
1913 - 1993
Aleksandr Vachrameev (1874 - 1926)
Aleksandr Vachrameev
1874 - 1926
Joseph Maria Olbrich (1867 - 1908)
Joseph Maria Olbrich
1867 - 1908
Lee Aguinaldo (1933 - 2007)
Lee Aguinaldo
1933 - 2007
Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (1868 - 1938)
Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst
1868 - 1938
Hermann Hubacher (1885 - 1976)
Hermann Hubacher
1885 - 1976
Lyda Levi (1922 - ?)
Lyda Levi
1922 - ?
Evald Nielsen (1879 - 1958)
Evald Nielsen
1879 - 1958
Frederick Carder (1863 - 1963)
Frederick Carder
1863 - 1963
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