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Léon Spilliaert

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Brown ink drawing of masted boats and rigging in the foreground, with a long pier and flat sea behind them.

De haven te Oostende

1909

Dark silhouette of a cloaked figure walking against a warm hatched yellow-ochre background, with a pole at right.

Het einde van een mooie dag - Figuur in tegenlicht

1912

Muted interior still life of a green patterned pot with a plant on a wall shelf, beside an inkwell, with a mirror reflection.

Planten, inktpot en spiegel

1908

Seated woman in black dress and blue hat with dark-shadowed eyes, beside pale pink flowers, by Léon Spilliaert, 1907.

The Absinth Drinker

1907

Painting of a young girl with bobbed orange hair in a white dress, seated on a beach holding a wooden stick.

Jong meisje op het strand

1924

Pastel drawing of three figures hanging from a bare tree against a yellow sun, with two small silhouettes below on a dark hor

Les Pendus

1912

Painting of a dark sea with white surf on reddish-brown sand beneath brooding clouds and distant hills, dated 1924.

Marine

1924

Silhouette of the painter

1907

Blue-grey seascape with a pale ship wake crossing dark water toward the horizon beneath a smoky, overcast sky.

Marine met kielzog

1902

Full-length painting of a man in evening dress standing beside a woman seated in a yellow chair against a blue wall.

Portrait of Gustave en Norine Van Hecke

1920

Pastel drawing of a woman in a green headscarf and striped skirt, seen from behind, facing red sails and boats in a harbour.

Vissersvrouw

1912

Dark painting of a woman in a black dress leaning on an iron railing against a pale, low horizon under a grey sky.

The gust of wind

1904

Painted forest view with dark tree trunks, bare branches, blue shrubs and green grass in the foreground.

Bosgezicht

Colour print of a mother with a doll by a fireplace, children playing nearby, hams hanging over a shelf of plates.

Les enfants pauvres devant l'âtre avec leurs jouets de la Saint-Nicolas

1918

Colour print of two girls in white dresses filling wooden shoes by a fireplace, with a black cat and a ball on the floor.

La veille de Saint-Nicolas. Les sabots devant l'âtre

1918

Colored print of children having a snowball fight near a windmill and bare trees in a winter landscape.

Jeu de neige devant le moulin

1918

Lithograph of a woman with a flower basket beside a bed where six girls peek over the covers, in an interior.

Les six petites filles reçoivent la visite de l'ange à jouets

1918

Colored print of children ice skating on a frozen pond in winter, with bare trees and adults watching at the right.

Les plaisirs de la glissoire

1918

Lithograph of a seated woman by a café table with a cup and saucer, set against dense dark vertical hatching.

Naaister

1917

Print of a pale nude figure crouching with arms around its knees against a stippled olive landscape with dark hills.

De Baders

1917

Purple stippled print of a pale ghostly figure beside a tall slender column with a glowing top, against a dense dotted backgr

De verschijning

1917

Pencil drawing of trees, low farm buildings with an arched doorway, and a grassy field in a rural landscape.

Gezicht op het Karreveld (Sint-Jans-Molenbeek)

1918

Lithograph of tall dark tree trunks in an avenue with hatched foliage above and an empty pale ground below.

De dreef

1917

Pencil and colour drawing of two leafless trees beside a low roofed building with patches of grass, signed Léon Spilliaert, 1

Les Serres Chaudes

1918

Title page of Sites Brabançons, ten original lithographs by Léon Spilliaert, with a handwritten dedication and signature in i

Sites Brabançons

1919

Night drawing of a glowing moon over a calm sea and shore with a round building and two street lamps.

Strand met maan

1908

Back view of a woman in a brown dress and white hat viewing framed pictures in a gallery with a herringbone floor.

Dame in expositie

1912

Drawing of an orange barrel on a wooden cart with black boots scattered on sand near a teal sea, signed Spilliaert 1909.

De waterkar

1909

Drawing of two women on a grey stone quay above water, one holding a yellow rope coil, the other leaning over the edge.

Vissersvrouwen op de kaai

1910

Watercolor of a woman in a hat at a seaside railing, looking over waves, a pier and sailboats, with the words Brise d'Ostende

Brise d'Ostende. Parfum exquis

1900

Pastel drawing of a man in a vest painting at an easel in a green meadow, seen from behind, 1912.

Permeke schilderend te Sint-Martens-Latem in april 1912

1912

Dark drawing of the airship Belgique II in a hangar, with small figures below and lamps glowing along the walls.

Het luchtschip Belgique II in zijn loods

1910

Pencil drawing of children throwing snowballs beside a snowman in a winter forest, with the title Plaisirs d'hiver.

La bataille de boules de neige devant le bonhomme de neige

1918

Pencil sketch of a village street with houses, a donkey with a rider, a bishop figure, and a child in the foreground.

La visite de Saint-Nicolas

1918

Pencil drawing of a man pulling a large sled of small hooded figures across snow past a gabled building.

Les plaisirs de la glissade au traîneau

1918

Pencil sketch of carnival costumed figures in the foreground with skaters on a frozen pond and bare trees behind.

[Carnaval]

1918

Pencil sketch of a poor family interior: children and a seated woman by a hearth, a toy horse and pumpkin on the floor.

Les enfants pauvres devant l'âtre

1918

Ink sketch of park scenes with ducks, a pagoda, strollers, a telescope viewer in a boat, and handwritten notes.

Studies voor een grafisch motief in het Oostendse dagblad "Le Carillon" (recto)

Drawing of a dirt path between two rows of tall conifers receding toward a pale sky.

De brandgang

1944

Drawing of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat with a veil over her face, in brown washes on a dark background.

De dame met sluier

1903

Drawing of a man in a dark jacket holding a red pencil, standing before potted plants in an interior room.

Self-Portrait with a Red Pencil

1908

Drawing of a young woman with long dark hair and bangs in a dark high-necked top, against a gray wash background.

Melancholie

1928

Charcoal drawing of two figures under a dark arch, one lit and one in shadow, with distant buildings beyond.

Onder de brug

1919

Drawing of a dark hooded figure seated on a spiraling staircase of alternating black and cream bands under a gray sky.

Vertigo

1908

Dark tonal seascape with a pale horizon line, overcast sky and rolling waves in muted brown and grey tones.

Zwarte marine

1900

Drawing of a glowing sun over the sea with dark silhouetted seafront buildings on the left and wavy blue water.

De zeedijk te Oostende van op het staketsel gezien

1910

Pen drawing of a village street leading to a church with a pointed spire, two figures walking, and rooftops beyond.

Landschap voor "Au temps que Nanette était perdue"

1931

Grey ink portrait of a woman in a round beret with short dark hair and a ruffled collar, signed L. Spilliaert 1927.

Vrouw met baret

1927

Pencil sketch of roses, a rose bud and leafy stems drawn on pale yellowed paper.

Schetsen van rozen (verso)

Two figures in flowing white robes walk away across a dark green hill under a grey sky with bare trees.

Witte gewaden

1904

Night beach scene with pale moonlight on calm water and dark sand under a teal sky, by Léon Spilliaert.

Beachview at night

1905

Grey wash drawing of a glass carafe on a bedside table beside a candlestick, with pale bedding behind.

Karaf op nachttafel

1909

Night landscape with a small house with red roof, a curving road, grey rock forms and a dark tree against a black sky.

Landschap met rode dak

1926

Woodcut print of a child seated in a high chair at a table, with large dark eyes, against a patterned interior.

Kindje in kinderstoel (Kinderhoofd)

1919

Print of a man's head and shoulders, face emerging pale from a dark grainy background, signed Léon Spilliaert.

Portret van Emile Verhaeren

1917

Zelfportret, dubbelportret van Emile Verhaeren en portret van Edmond Deman

1908

Konijn

1908