Artist: Fernand Khnopff (1858 - 1921)
Nationality: Belgian
Movement: Symbolism
Media: Painting,Sculpture,Printmaking
Influences:

Biography:
Fernand Khnopff was the son of a wealthy magistrate who dropped out of law school to attend the Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels in 1876. Three years later he moved to Paris and trained under French Realist painters. His first public exhibition was in Brussels in 1881. Khnopff developed a unique style of painting that became popular in portraiture in Brussels between 1884 and 1890. His approach was slightly Impressionistic, initially influenced by fellow Les XX member, James Ensor. The two colleagues eventually became rivals as they shifted their work in different directions. Khnopff’s international reputation came into fruition around 1900. About this time he began constructing his private villa and designing costumes and theater sets. He was supportive of Socialist causes like many of the other Symbolists. In addition to these achievements, Khnopff was also an illustrator, sculptor, designer, photographer, and writer.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Tête de femme, coiffée d'une tiare ornée de cabochons (2e moitié 19e siècle ; 1er quart 20e siècle) by KHNOPFF Fernand
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MARIE MONNOM, FILLE DE L'EDITEUR BRUXELLOIS, PLUS TARD (EN 1889) MADAME THEO VAN RYSSELBERGHE (1887) by KHNOPFF Fernand
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Jeanne Kéfer
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Fernand Cormon, Caïn, musée du Luxembourg Paris (titre inscrit) (4e quart 19e siècle ; 1ère moitié 20e siècle) by CORMON Fernand (?)
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Fernand LÈger Portrait of Nadia graphite 19th - 20th century
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Fernand LÈger Portfolio cover for eight lithographs 19th - 20th century
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Fernand LÈger Abstraction with woman Lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Portrait de Fernand Ochsé, à mi-corps (1898 en) by BRESLAU Louise Catherine
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Fernand LÈger J'Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade Lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Fernand LÈger J'Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade Lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Fernand LÈger J'Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade Lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Fernand LÈger J'Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade Lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Fernand LÈger J'Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade Lithograph with pochoir 19th - 20th century
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Fernand LÈger J'Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade Lithograph with pochoir 19th - 20th century
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Fernand LÈger J'Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade Lithograph with pochoir 19th - 20th century
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VUE DE MOUSTIERS (1944 avant) by GUEY Fernand Léon Lucien
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Composition, Fernand Léger (France, Argentan, 1881 - 1955) , 1925, Oil on canvas
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La mer (1924) by LEGOUT-GERARD Fernand
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Femme devant la fenêtre, Fernand Léger (France, Argentan, 1881 - 1955) , 1923, Oil on canvas
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Composition aux Sujets, Fernand Léger (France, Argentan, 1881 - 1955) , 1930, Oil on canvas
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The Disks, Fernand Léger (France, Argentan, 1881 - 1955) , 1918-1919, Oil on canvas
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Homme nu, portant un bâton sur l'épaule, marchant by CORMON Fernand
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Letters and Pipes, Fernand Léger (France, Argentan, 1881 - 1955) , circa 1925, Gouache
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Portrait de Jules Claretie, en buste, de face (1908 en) by MAILLAUD Fernand
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Femme arabe assise (1909 en) by JANIN Fernand
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Baluster, Fernand Léger (France, Argentan, 1881 - 1955) , 1926, Gouache, ink and pencil on paper
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Artist: Fernand Léger Title: Table and Fruit Date: 1909 Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: H.33
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Artist: Fernand Léger Title: Le Petit Déjeuner Date: 1919 Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: H.27-3/16
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Fernand LÈger Back cover and 22nd iillustration in the book La fin du monde, filmÈe par l'ange N.D. by Blaise Cendrars (Paris: Editions de la SirËne, 1919) line block reproduction 1919
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Tugboat, Fernand Léger (France, Argentan, 1881 - 1955) , 1921, Gouache, watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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FERNAND CORTEZ (titre inscrit) (1878 entre ; 1914 et) by BOURGERIE (éditeur)
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EUGENE SILVAIN (1851-1930) (4e quart 19e siècle ; 1ère moitié 20e siècle) by DAVID Fernand
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FERNAND CORTEZ (1485-1554) (1835) by MARQUET Aimé Benoît
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Fernand Léger, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (3)
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Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium: Fernand Khnopff: Work Known and Unknown
Fernand Khnopff began his career when Realism was the most advanced style in Belgium, and he always maintained a commitment to verisimilitude in the details of his works. However, Realism was not enough for him: he insisted that art must suggest t...
Cantor Arts Center Stanford University: The Perfume of Sadness: Symbolist Art from the Kirk Long Collection
"Symbolist images—both verbal and pictorial—are often beautiful, poignant, and mysterious, because their ‘meaning’ or meanings are purposefully indirect, multifaceted, and intentionally evocative," explained Cantor Arts Center Chief Curator Bern...
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: Degas to Picasso: Painters, Sculptors and the Camera
Dating from roughly 1885 to 1915, the 364 paintings, drawings, sculptures and photographs on view demonstrate the pervasive and diverse role of photography in the work and working processes of these significant artists. The works...

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