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Rysselberghe, Théo van
Rysselberghe, Théo van (1862–1926). Belgian painter, graphic artist, designer, and sculptor, born in Ghent. He studied at the Academies of Ghent and Brussels and during the 1880s and 1890s he travelled a great deal, visiting Africa and the Far East as well as various parts of Europe. In 1886 he was impressed with the work by Georges Seurat he saw at the final Impressionist exhibition in Paris; by the following year he had adopted Seurat's pointillist technique and he became the leading Belgian exponent of Neo-Impressionism. In 1898 he moved to Paris, where he was friendly with the Symbolist circle of artists and writers; his painting A Reading (Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent, 1903) shows several leading literary figures including André Gide, Maurice Maeterlinck, and Émile Verhaeren. During his time in Paris he kept up close contacts with his native country, forming an important artistic link between Belgium and France (he was responsible for having works by several of the Fauves exhibited at La Libre Esthétique in Brussels in 1906). In 1910 he settled at St Clair in Provence, where he abandoned Neo-Impressionism for a broader style of painting. His work is well represented in the Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller at Otterlo. Apart from paintings, his output included a variety of design work, including furniture, jewellery, and stained glass, much of it for Siegfried Bing's Paris gallery L'Art Nouveau, the establishment that gave the Art Nouveau style its name. Late in his career he also took up portrait sculpture. His brother Octave van Rysselberghe (1855–1929) was one of Belgium's leading Art Nouveau architects.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Rysselberghe, Théo van." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Rysselberghe, Théo van." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-RysselbergheThovan.html IAN CHILVERS. "Rysselberghe, Théo van." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-RysselbergheThovan.html |
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Rysselberghe, Théo van
Rysselberghe, Théo van (b Ghent, 23 Nov. 1862; d Saint-Clair, Normandy, 13 Dec. 1926). Belgian painter, designer, and sculptor. In 1883 he became a founder member of the avant-garde group Les Vingt; it encouraged an interest in innovative art largely through contact with France, and van Rysselberghe, who met Seurat in Paris, became the leading Belgian exponent of Neo-Impressionism. He moved to Paris in 1898 and became friendly with the Symbolist circle of writers and artists; his painting A Reading (1903, Mus. voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent) shows several leading literary figures including André Gide and Maurice Maeterlinck. In 1910 he settled in Provence, where he abandoned Neo-Impressionism for a broader style of painting. His work is well represented in the Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller at Otterlo. Apart from paintings, his output included a variety of design work, including furniture, jewellery, and stained glass, much of it for Siegfried Bing's Paris gallery L'Art Nouveau, the establishment that gave the Art Nouveau style its name. Late in his career he also took up portrait sculpture. His brother Octave van Rysselberghe (1855–1929) was one of Belgium's leading Art Nouveau architects.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Rysselberghe, Théo van." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Rysselberghe, Théo van." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-RysselbergheThovan.html IAN CHILVERS. "Rysselberghe, Théo van." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-RysselbergheThovan.html |
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Rysselberghe, Théo van
Rysselberghe, Théo van (1862–1926). Belgian painter, designer, and sculptor. In 1883 he became a founder member of the avant-garde group Les Vingt; it encouraged an interest in innovative art largely through contact with France, and Rysselberghe, who met Seurat in Paris, became the leading Belgian exponent of Neo-Impressionism. He moved to Paris in 1898 and became friendly with the Symbolist circle of writers and artists; his painting A Reading (1903, Mus. voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent) shows several leading literary figures including André Gide and Maurice Maeterlinck. In 1910 he settled in Provence, where he abandoned Neo-Impressionism for a broader style of painting. His work is well represented in the Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller at Otterlo.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Rysselberghe, Théo van." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Rysselberghe, Théo van." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-RysselbergheThovan.html IAN CHILVERS. "Rysselberghe, Théo van." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-RysselbergheThovan.html |
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Van Rysselberghe, Théo
Van Rysselberghe, Théo. See Rysselberghe.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Van Rysselberghe, Théo." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Van Rysselberghe, Théo." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-VanRysselbergheTho.html IAN CHILVERS. "Van Rysselberghe, Théo." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-VanRysselbergheTho.html |
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