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the pursuit Leon Spillaert Belgian symbolist painter of night and nocturnal painting

“The Pursuit,” Leon Spilliaert

October 10, 2016October 10, 2016 by coupdédes, posted in Art

"The Pursuit," Leon Spilliaert (1910), is a unique piece among this Belgian painter's body of work.

Précis of a Critical Approach to Max Ernst

April 8, 2016April 8, 2016 by coupdédes, posted in Art

My critical approach to Max Ernst's works.

Odilon Redon: “Primitive Man (The Hunter)”

August 2, 2014September 4, 2015 by coupdédes, posted in Art

Odilon Redon is known as a prolific and influential artist in the Symbolist movement in visual arts that arose in opposition to the Realists and the Impressionists of the Fin De Siecle (Turn of the 20th Century). He is rarely discussed remote from broader Symbolist tendencies- all texts that I have encountered on Redon have … Continue reading Odilon Redon: “Primitive Man (The Hunter)”