Artist: Fernand Khnopff (1858 - 1921)
Nationality: Belgian
Movement: Symbolism
Media: Painting,Sculpture,Printmaking
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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: (40)
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J. Paul Getty Museum -
Jeanne Kéfer
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Fernand LÈger, Portrait of Nadia, 19th - 20th century
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Fernand LÈger, Abstraction with woman, 19th - 20th century
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Fernand LÈger, Portfolio cover for eight lithographs, 19th - 20th century
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Fernand LÈger, J"Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade, 19th - 20th century
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Fernand LÈger, J"Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade, 19th - 20th century
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Fernand LÈger, J"Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade, 19th - 20th century
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Fernand LÈger, J"Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade, 19th - 20th century
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Fernand LÈger, J"Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade, 19th - 20th century
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Fernand LÈger, J"Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade, 19th - 20th century
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Fernand LÈger, J"Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade, 19th - 20th century
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Anonymous, Bientot le poignard lui tombe des mains, et le bruit de sa chute rÈveille Fernand, 19th century
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Fernand Léger Title: Table and Fruit Date: 1909 Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: H.33
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Fernand Léger Title: Le Petit Déjeuner Date: 1919 Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: H.27-3/16
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Fernand LÈger, 12th illustration in the book La fin du monde, filmÈe par l"ange N.D. by Blaise Cendrars (Paris: Editions de la SirËne, 1919), 1919
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Fernand LÈger, 11th illustration in the book La fin du monde, filmÈe par l"ange N.D. by Blaise Cendrars (Paris: Editions de la SirËne, 1919), 1919
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Artist: Fernand Léger and Tériade Title: Cirque: Lithographies originales Date: 1950 Medium: book with lithographs
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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), 1919
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Pablo Picasso, Cover for Picasso Lithographe/IV/1956-1963. Catalogue by Fernand Mourlot. (Monte-Carlo:AndrÈ Sauret …ditions du Livre, 1964), 1963
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Pablo Picasso, La danse (The dance), frontispiece for Picasso Lithographe/ III/1949-1956. Catalogue by Fernand Mourlot. (Monte-Carlo:AndrÈ Sauret …ditions du Livre, 1956), 1956
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Pablo Picasso, Cover for Picasso Lithographe/ I/1919-1947. Preface by Jaime SabartËs, catalogue by Fernand Mourlot. ( Monte-Carlo: AndrÈ Sauret …ditions du Livre, 1949 ), 1949
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Pablo Picasso, Le peintre et son modËle (The painter and his model), frontispiece for Picasso Lithographe/IV/1956-1963. Catalogue by Fernand Mourlot. (Monte-Carlo:AndrÈ Sauret …ditions du Livre, 1964), 1964
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Fernand Leger - The City 1919 oil on canvas Philadelphia Museum of Art French
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Fernand Leger - Untitled 1920 oil on canvas Kimbell Art Museum French
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Fernand Leger - Two Women 1922 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art French
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Fernand Leger - The Divers 1941-42 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art French
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Fernand Leger - The Mirror 1925 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art French
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Fernand Leger - The Baluster 1925 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art French
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Fernand Leger - Three Women 1921 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art French
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Fernand Leger - Propellers 1918 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art French
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Fernand Leger - The Aviator 1920 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Pablo Picasso, Fleurs dans un verre (Flowers in a glass), frontispiece for Picasso Lithographe/II/1947-1949. Catalogue by Fernand Mourlot. (Monte-Carlo:AndrÈ Sauret …ditions du Livre, 1950), 1947
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Pablo Picasso, La petite colombe (The small dove), frontispiece for Picasso Lithographe/ I/1919-1947. Preface by Jaime SabartËs, catalogue by Fernand Mourlot. (Monte-Carlo: AndrÈ Sauret …ditions du Livre, 1949 ), 1949
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Fernand Leger - Footed Goblet 1924 oil on canvas Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester French
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Fernand Leger - Le Petit Dejeuner c. 1921 oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts French
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Fernand Leger - Table and Fruit 1909 oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts French
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Fernand Leger - Woman with a Cactus 1952 gouache Arkansas Arts Center French
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Fernand Leger - Lovers in the Street 1945 Lithograph Arkansas Arts Center French
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Fernand Leger - Study for Three Portraits 1910-1911 oil on canvas Milwaukee Art Museum French
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Fernand Leger - Study for the Divers c. 1941 pencil Arkansas Arts Center French

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (2)
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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...
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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