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Félicien Rops

355 works

In 1862 Félicien Rops studied etching in Paris, and it soon became his main medium. Read more

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Muted painting of a river valley with barges and a green boat beneath steep, pale hillsides and an overcast sky.

Barges in Dinant

Loose oil landscape of a stone bridge over a river, wooded hills, a small house and a boat under an overcast sky.

Bridge over the River Lesse

Painting of a wooded rocky cliff above a green meadow under a pale sky, in loose brown and green brushwork.

Landscape in the Ardennes

1882

Painting of a rural village with thatched and timber houses, trees, a grassy field and a cloudy grey sky.

Landscape in Sweden

1871

Painting of a skeleton in a cream garment with red flower motifs and a dark cloak against a dim background.

Death at the Ball

1865

Painting of a seated man in red costume beside a nude woman lifting a white cloth in a backstage room.

Dans les coulisses

1878

Woman in a blue ruffled gown holds a fan and lifts a striped marionette at a table draped in red.

La Dame au pantin et à l'éventail

1873

Pastel drawing of a seated partly nude woman and a suited man in a red room with wine glasses and a top hat.

La chanson de Chérubin

1878

Watercolor drawing of a nude revolutionary figure with a sword beside a red flag and protest banners.

La révolution sociale

Watercolor of a seated nude woman with cherubs, a floral garland, jester figures and a French inscription banner.

Les Adieux de la Folie - Mieux vaut de ris que de larmes pourtraire

1878

Drawing of a nude woman in a white cap grabbing a man in a dark suit in a room with a clock and yellow curtain.

Passé minuit (le retour fait aimer l'absence)

Pastel drawing of a woman in a black hat and grey cape with a red flower, standing against a warm red wall.

La dèche

1882

Painting of an elderly woman in a lace cap and straw bonnet, seated before a hearth with bread on a tray.

Tête de vieille Anversoise

1873

Watercolor of a scholar reading a grimoire beside a standing nude woman, with a skull, owl, and alchemical flasks in a clutte

The incantation

1878

Etching of a nude woman with raised arms holding grape leaves, surrounded by winged putti and trailing vine tendrils.

The Grapeleaf

1895

Etching of a nude woman on a draped pedestal with hovering cherubs above, a dog and flowers at the base, and a Latin inscript

Offering

1895

Monochrome print of a woman in a dark lace-trimmed dress standing beside a sign reading BAL, in a dim room.

The Absinthe Drinker

n.d.

Lithograph of two men in dark judicial robes standing before a court building, one gesturing, one holding a paper.

Crinolinographies (Costume de la magistrature proposé pour 1857)

1856

Reddish-brown etching of a winged female figure embracing a reclining figure beside a bed with draped sheets.

Frontispiece to Les baisers morts

1893

Charcoal drawing of a gaunt figure hanging from a rope in a dim workshop with a barred window and crates.

The Hanged Man in the Forge

c. 1880

Watercolor and drawing of a young man in a light cap with a tassel, head bowed, against a blue wash background.

Untitled - Félicien Rops

n.d.

Etching of a man in ragged clothing scattering seed across a barren rocky field, with birds flying overhead and bare trees at

The Parable of the Sower (Le Semeur de Paraboles)

1876

Etching of a standing woman in traditional Swedish dress with a dark headpiece, striped skirt and clasped hands.

Woman from the Swedish province Dalarnas län

1875

Etching of a forest path with tall trunks, a small wood gatherer, and an open view of distant hills.

Forest landscape with wood gatherer

1875

Etching of a man and child with a wheelbarrow on a grassy slope, with a thistle wreath and lettering below.

Man and child with wheelbarrow

1875

Etching of a figure in a rowboat on a lake beside trees, with the title La Barque lettered on a board below.

Figure lies in a rowboat on a lake

1875

Two small etchings on one sheet: a man with an umbrella seen from behind by a river, and a woman in a cap seen from behind.

Man on clogs with umbrella and woman seen from behind

1875

Etching of a hooded old man with a cane and a boy holding a hare in a dim interior, on a large cream sheet.

Boy comes in with caught hare

1875

Etching of an elderly woman in a patterned hat seated beside a spinning wheel in a dark interior, rendered in dense hatching.

Ma Tante Johanna (My aunt Johanna)

1874

Print of a despairing seated man at a café table with a wine bottle, a shadowy figure beside him, and posters on the wall.

Le Dernier des Classiques

1857

Print of a seated man in a dark robe in an armchair, with a servant bearing a tray and a book on the floor.

Le Dernier des Romantiques

1857

Etching by Félicien Rops showing a cloaked man seated in an interior beside a servant, with sketches of heads and a skull aro

Le Dernier des Romantiques

1891

In 1862 Félicien Rops studied etching in Paris, and it soon became his main medium. He was born in Namur in Belgium and first drew caricatures for student magazines in Brussels. Later he made book illustrations for Baudelaire and Verlaine. By 1875 he was permanently estranged from his wife, and Paris was his home for the rest of his life. Today he's best known for prints and drawings for erotic and occult literature, but he also painted landscapes. Browse 355 works by Félicien Rops from 17 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikipedia