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

Louis Artan de Saint-Martin (1837 - 1890)
Louis Artan de Saint-Martin
1837 - 1890
Alfred Elsen (1850 - 1914)
Alfred Elsen
1850 - 1914
Jozef Horenbant (1863 - 1956)
Jozef Horenbant
1863 - 1956
Jan van Beers (1852 - 1927)
Jan van Beers
1852 - 1927
Jacob van der Heyden (1573 - 1645)
Jacob van der Heyden
1573 - 1645
Hendrick van Steenwijk II (1580 - 1649)
Hendrick van Steenwijk II
1580 - 1649
Franciscus van der Steen (1615 - 1672)
Franciscus van der Steen
1615 - 1672
François Stroobant (1819 - 1916)
François Stroobant
1819 - 1916
Paul-Joseph Bouré (1823 - 1848)
Paul-Joseph Bouré
1823 - 1848
Louis Gustave Cambier (1874 - 1949)
Louis Gustave Cambier
1874 - 1949
Edmond de Schampheleer (1824 - 1899)
Edmond de Schampheleer
1824 - 1899
Kurt Lewy (1898 - 1963)
Kurt Lewy
1898 - 1963
Gerhard von Graevenitz (1934 - 1983)
Gerhard von Graevenitz
1934 - 1983
Leonid Frechkop (1897 - 1982)
Leonid Frechkop
1897 - 1982
François André Durlet (1816 - 1867)
François André Durlet
1816 - 1867
Joos de Momper II (1564 - 1635)
Joos de Momper II
1564 - 1635

Creators Art Nouveau

Stepan Petrovich Yaremich (1869 - 1939)
Stepan Petrovich Yaremich
1869 - 1939
Boris Georgievich Birger (1923 - 2001)
Boris Georgievich Birger
1923 - 2001
Robert Riggs (1896 - 1970)
Robert Riggs
1896 - 1970
Martiros Saryan (1880 - 1972)
Martiros Saryan
1880 - 1972
Carlos Orozco Romero (1896 - 1984)
Carlos Orozco Romero
1896 - 1984
Sergei Nikolaevich Sokolov (1956)
Sergei Nikolaevich Sokolov
1956
Lilia Busse (1897 - 1958)
Lilia Busse
1897 - 1958
Lydia Dmitrievsky (1895 - 1967)
Lydia Dmitrievsky
1895 - 1967
Roberto Menghi (1920 - 2006)
Roberto Menghi
1920 - 2006
Michael Quistrebert (1982)
Michael Quistrebert
1982
Aureliano Toso (1884 - 1979)
Aureliano Toso
1884 - 1979
Maxfield Parrish (1870 - 1966)
Maxfield Parrish
1870 - 1966
Benno Oertli (1946 - 1998)
Benno Oertli
1946 - 1998
Jan Preisler (1872 - 1918)
Jan Preisler
1872 - 1918
Isaak Izrailevich Brodsky (1884 - 1939)
Isaak Izrailevich Brodsky
1884 - 1939
Jonas Burgert (1969)
Jonas Burgert
1969
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