Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken
1893 · pen on cardboard, ink
height: 425 cm, width: 425 cm
Rijksmuseum
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Fernand Khnopff
Belgian, 1858–1921
WA-00056294
Drawing
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None documented
2
Institutional Exhibitions
6
Works in Collection
19
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1
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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The Symbolist Aesthetic
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1980–1981
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Drawings from the Kr�ller-M�ller National Museum, Otterlo
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1973
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- AicTier 3 · Scraped/inferred50%
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Why this artist matters now
Fernand Khnopff was a Belgian draughtsman and painter central to the Symbolist movement of the late 19th century. Working primarily in drawing, pastel, and oil, he created introspective portraits and allegorical compositions marked by refined linearity, muted palettes, and an atmosphere of psychological reserve. His work has been exhibited at MoMA as part of major surveys of Symbolist aesthetics. Khnopff's refined technique and enigmatic figuration established him as a key voice in Belgian fin-de-siècle art.
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Artworks (6)
Artwork sources (4)
6 published of 8 catalogued · 7 with image
- Rijksmuseum5 published5 img
- Cleveland Museum of Art1 published1 img
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2 entries · 1 sources
- 1868 · Rijksmuseum · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
- 1888 · Cleveland · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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Art Institute of Chicago
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National Gallery of Art
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