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Fernand Khnopff
1858-1921 Belgian Fernand Khnopff Gallery Fernand Khnopff was born to a wealthy family that was part of the high bourgeoisie for generations. Khnopff's ancestors had lived in Flanders since the early 17th-century but were of Austrian and Portuguese descent. Most male members of his family had been lawyers or judges, and young Fernand was destined for a juridical career. In his early childhood (1859-1864) he lived in Bruges where his father was appointed Substitut Du Procureur Du Roi. His childhood memories of the medieval city of Bruges would play a significant role in his later work. In 1864 the family moved to Brussels. To please his parents he went to law school at the Free University of Brussels (now divided into the Universite Libre de Bruxelles and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel) when he was 18 years old. During this period he developed a passion for literature, discovering the works of Baudelaire, Flaubert, Leconte de Lisle and other mostly French authors. With his younger brother Georges Khnopff - also a passionate amateur of contemporary music and poetry - he started to frequent Jeune Belgique ("Young Belgium"), a group of young writers including Max Waller, Georges Rodenbach, Iwan Gilkin and Emile Verhaeren. Khnopff left University due to a lack of interest in his law studies and began to frequent the studio of Xavier Mellery, who made him familiar with the art of painting. On the 25th of October 1876 he enrolled for the Cours De Dessin Apres Nature ("course of drawing after nature") at the Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts en Bruxelles. At the Academie, his most famous fellow student was James Ensor, whom he disliked from the start. Between 1877 and 1880 Khnopff made several trips to Paris where he discovered the work of Delacroix, Ingres, Moreau and Stevens. At the Paris World Fair of 1878 he became acquainted with the oeuvre of Millais and Burne-Jones. During his last year at the Acad??mie in 1878-1879 he neglected his classes in Brussels and lived for a while in Passy, were he visited the Cours Libres of Jules Joseph Lefebvre at the Acad??mie Julian.

 
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Fernand Khnopff In Fosset The Hamlet oil painting

Painting ID::  34993

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 Fernand Khnopff
In Fosset The Hamlet
mk98 c 1882 Oil on canvas 12.2x18
   
   
     

 

 
Fernand Khnopff In Fosset The Entrance to the village oil painting

Painting ID::  34994

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 Fernand Khnopff
In Fosset The Entrance to the village
mk98 1897 Oil on canvas 46.5x65.5
   
   
     

 

 
Fernand Khnopff The Bridge at Fosset oil painting

Painting ID::  34995

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 Fernand Khnopff
The Bridge at Fosset
mk98 1897 Oil on canvas 44x64
   
   
     

 

 
Fernand Khnopff In Fosset Rain oil painting

Painting ID::  34996

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 Fernand Khnopff
In Fosset Rain
mk98 1890 Oil on panel 19x23.5
   
   
     

 

 
Fernand Khnopff In Fosset The Farmhouse Garden oil painting

Painting ID::  34997

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 Fernand Khnopff
In Fosset The Farmhouse Garden
mk98 c 1887 Oil on panel 18.5x23.5
   
   
     

 

 
Fernand Khnopff The Garden in Famelettes oil painting

Painting ID::  34998

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 Fernand Khnopff
The Garden in Famelettes
mk98 c 1914 Oil on canvas 22.5x30.2
   
   
     

 

 
Fernand Khnopff Study of Woman oil painting

Painting ID::  34999

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 Fernand Khnopff
Study of Woman
mk98 c 1887 Red chalk on paper 12.5x8.5
   
   
     

 

 
Fernand Khnopff Avec Georges Rodenbach Une Ville Morte oil painting

Painting ID::  35000

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 Fernand Khnopff
Avec Georges Rodenbach Une Ville Morte
mk98 1889 Colour pencil
   
   
     

 

 
Fernand Khnopff Head of a Young Englishwoman oil painting

Painting ID::  35001

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 Fernand Khnopff
Head of a Young Englishwoman
mk98 1895 Red chalk and blue highlights on paper 40.8x26.6
   
   
     

 

 
Fernand Khnopff Sleeping Medusa oil painting

Painting ID::  35002

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 Fernand Khnopff
Sleeping Medusa
mk98 1896 Pastel on paper 72x29
   
   
     

 

 
Fernand Khnopff Chimera oil painting

Painting ID::  35003

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 Fernand Khnopff
Chimera
mk98 c1910 Oil and charcoal on canvas 53.5x30.5
   
   
     

 

 
Fernand Khnopff The Offering oil painting

Painting ID::  35004

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 Fernand Khnopff
The Offering
mk98 1891 Pastel on paper 31.2x71.2
   
   
     

 

 
Fernand Khnopff At the Seaside oil painting

Painting ID::  35005

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 Fernand Khnopff
At the Seaside
mk98 1890 Coloured pencil on paper 17x44.5
   
   
     

 

 
Fernand Khnopff Head of a Woman oil painting

Painting ID::  35006

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 Fernand Khnopff
Head of a Woman
mk98 c 1892 Red chalk on paper 12.5x11.8
   
   
     

 

 
Fernand Khnopff Mask With a black curtain oil painting

Painting ID::  35007

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 Fernand Khnopff
Mask With a black curtain
mk98 1909 Pastel and charcoal on paper
   
   
     

 

 
Fernand Khnopff Costume Drawing for Le Roi Arthus Mordred Lancelot and Lyonnel oil painting

Painting ID::  35008

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 Fernand Khnopff
Costume Drawing for Le Roi Arthus Mordred Lancelot and Lyonnel
mk98
   
   
     

 

 
Fernand Khnopff Costume Drawing for Le Roi Arthus Arthus oil painting

Painting ID::  35009

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 Fernand Khnopff
Costume Drawing for Le Roi Arthus Arthus
mk98
   
   
     

 

 
Fernand Khnopff Costume Drawing For Le Roi Arthus Genievre oil painting

Painting ID::  35010

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 Fernand Khnopff
Costume Drawing For Le Roi Arthus Genievre
mk98
   
   
     

 

 
Fernand Khnopff memory of Flanders A canal oil painting

Painting ID::  35012

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 Fernand Khnopff
memory of Flanders A canal
mk98 1904 Graphite 25x415
   
   
     

 

 
Fernand Khnopff Memory of Flanders A Canal oil painting

Painting ID::  35013

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 Fernand Khnopff
Memory of Flanders A Canal
mk98 1904
   
   
     

 
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Fernand Khnopff
1858-1921 Belgian Fernand Khnopff Gallery Fernand Khnopff was born to a wealthy family that was part of the high bourgeoisie for generations. Khnopff's ancestors had lived in Flanders since the early 17th-century but were of Austrian and Portuguese descent. Most male members of his family had been lawyers or judges, and young Fernand was destined for a juridical career. In his early childhood (1859-1864) he lived in Bruges where his father was appointed Substitut Du Procureur Du Roi. His childhood memories of the medieval city of Bruges would play a significant role in his later work. In 1864 the family moved to Brussels. To please his parents he went to law school at the Free University of Brussels (now divided into the Universite Libre de Bruxelles and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel) when he was 18 years old. During this period he developed a passion for literature, discovering the works of Baudelaire, Flaubert, Leconte de Lisle and other mostly French authors. With his younger brother Georges Khnopff - also a passionate amateur of contemporary music and poetry - he started to frequent Jeune Belgique ("Young Belgium"), a group of young writers including Max Waller, Georges Rodenbach, Iwan Gilkin and Emile Verhaeren. Khnopff left University due to a lack of interest in his law studies and began to frequent the studio of Xavier Mellery, who made him familiar with the art of painting. On the 25th of October 1876 he enrolled for the Cours De Dessin Apres Nature ("course of drawing after nature") at the Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts en Bruxelles. At the Academie, his most famous fellow student was James Ensor, whom he disliked from the start. Between 1877 and 1880 Khnopff made several trips to Paris where he discovered the work of Delacroix, Ingres, Moreau and Stevens. At the Paris World Fair of 1878 he became acquainted with the oeuvre of Millais and Burne-Jones. During his last year at the Acad??mie in 1878-1879 he neglected his classes in Brussels and lived for a while in Passy, were he visited the Cours Libres of Jules Joseph Lefebvre at the Acad??mie Julian.