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Félicien Rops

Félicien Rops

1833–1898

WA-00023592

Namur, Belgium

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142

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160

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WikidataQ378129

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Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/felicien-rops
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q378129
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Félicien Rops was a Belgian printmaker and painter who specialized in etching and lithography, producing darkly imaginative works that combined fin-de-siècle decadence with technical virtuosity. Active from the 1860s onward, he created allegorical and erotic compositions marked by intricate line work and a fascination with mortality, satanism, and feminine transgression. His prints circulated widely across Europe and influenced the Symbolist movement. Based in Namur, Rops worked across religious and profane subject matter with equal technical precision, establishing himself as a master of the copper plate. His legacy rests primarily on his graphic work rather than his paintings.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (142)

Untitled (La femme à la toque écossaise)

Untitled (La femme à la toque écossaise)

1895 · etching and aquatint in black on green japan paper

National Gallery of Art

En Hollande (La petite liseuse)

En Hollande (La petite liseuse)

1895 · etching and drypoint in brown on china paper

National Gallery of Art

En Hollande (La petite liseuse)

En Hollande (La petite liseuse)

1895 · etching and drypoint in black on china paper

National Gallery of Art

La bailli

1895 · softground etching in red-brown on heavy japan paper

National Gallery of Art

La bailli

1895 · softground etching in black on japan paper

National Gallery of Art

Quelques croquis

Quelques croquis

1895 · softground etching and drypoint in red-brown on heavy japan paper

National Gallery of Art

Quelques croquis

Quelques croquis

1895 · softground etching and drypoint in black on heavy japan paper

National Gallery of Art

Cy-devant (Ex-Noble)

Cy-devant (Ex-Noble)

1895 · softground etching in black on heavy japan paper

National Gallery of Art

Cy-devant (Vieux jeu)

Cy-devant (Vieux jeu)

1895 · softground etching in brown on wove paper

National Gallery of Art

Tesson humain (Human Fragment)

Tesson humain (Human Fragment)

1895 · softground etching in orange

plate: 6.3 x 6.3 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.) sheet: 36.1 x 28 cm (14 3/16 x 11 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Tesson humain (Human Fragment)

Tesson humain (Human Fragment)

1895 · softground etching in black on heavy japan paper

plate: 6.3 x 6.2 cm (2 1/2 x 2 7/16 in.) sheet: 37.6 x 27.9 cm (14 13/16 x 11 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Départ pour le sabbat (Departure for the Sabbath)

Départ pour le sabbat (Departure for the Sabbath)

1895 · etching and aquatint in black on heavy japan paper

plate: 12 x 6.3 cm (4 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.) sheet: 37.2 x 27.9 cm (14 5/8 x 11 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Départ pour le sabbat (Departure for the Sabbath)

Départ pour le sabbat (Departure for the Sabbath)

1895 · etching and aquatint in green on heavy japan paper

plate: 12.1 x 6.2 cm (4 3/4 x 2 7/16 in.) sheet: 38 x 28.1 cm (14 15/16 x 11 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Etude de nu (Study of a Nude)

Etude de nu (Study of a Nude)

1895 · softground etching and drypoint in black on heavy japan paper

plate: 4.2 x 19.4 cm (1 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.) sheet: 27.9 x 36.9 cm (11 x 14 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Etude de nu (Study of a Nude)

Etude de nu (Study of a Nude)

1895 · softground etching and drypoint in black on heavy japan paper

plate: 4.3 x 11.9 cm (1 11/16 x 4 11/16 in.) sheet: 28 x 38 cm (11 x 14 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

L'Ecole de l'idéal; Le Petit Eyolf

L'Ecole de l'idéal; Le Petit Eyolf

1895 · wove paper

sheet: 37.6 x 13.9 cm (14 13/16 x 5 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Grapeleaf

1895 · Heliogravure, with drypoint, on ivory laid paper

Image: 19.8 × 14 cm (7 13/16 × 5 9/16 in.); Plate: 21.6 × 15 cm (8 9/16 × 5 15/16 in.); Sheet: 27 × 17.4 cm (10 11/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Offering

1895 · Heliogravure, with drypoint, on ivory laid paper

Image: 19.5 × 13 cm (7 11/16 × 5 1/8 in.); Plate: 21.6 × 15.1 cm (8 9/16 × 6 in.); Sheet: 27.2 × 17.1 cm (10 3/4 × 6 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Muse of Félicien Rops

The Muse of Félicien Rops

1895 · Heliogravure on cream wove paper

Image: 17.7 × 13.5 cm (7 × 5 3/8 in.); Plate: 23.5 × 15.4 cm (9 5/16 × 6 1/8 in.); Sheet: 29.4 × 20.1 cm (11 5/8 × 7 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Flirt

1894 · Soft varnish etching ("vernis mou") and drypoint on ivory wove paper

Image: 5.7 × 12.7 cm (2 1/4 × 5 in.); Plate: 5.9 × 13.2 cm (2 3/8 × 5 1/4 in.); Sheet: 23.6 × 18.2 cm (9 5/16 × 7 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Document on the Impotence of Love

A Document on the Impotence of Love

1894 · Heliogravure, with soft varnish ("vernis mou") and drypoint, on cream wove paper

Image: 21.6 × 16 cm (8 9/16 × 6 5/16 in.); Plate: 21.6 × 16 cm (8 9/16 × 6 5/16 in.); Sheet: 37 × 28 cm (14 5/8 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Frontispiece to Les baisers morts

Frontispiece to Les baisers morts

1893 · Soft varnish ("vernis mou") etching, drypoint and roulette in brownish-red on cream wove paper

Image: 10.4 × 6.6 cm (4 1/8 × 2 5/8 in.); Plate: 10.8 × 7.1 cm (4 5/16 × 2 13/16 in.); Sheet: 18.7 × 14 cm (7 3/8 × 5 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Frontispiece to Les baisers morts

Frontispiece to Les baisers morts

1893 · Soft varnish etching ("vernis mou"), drypoint and roulette on cream wove paper

Image: 9.4 × 6.6 cm (3 3/4 × 2 5/8 in.); Plate: 10.8 × 7.2 cm (4 5/16 × 2 7/8 in.); Sheet: 18.6 × 14.1 cm (7 3/8 × 5 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Vieille gouge

1889 · Aquatint and drypoint on ivory wove paper

Image: 9.4 × 6.8 cm (3 3/4 × 2 11/16 in.); Plate: 12 × 7.8 cm (4 3/4 × 3 1/8 in.); Sheet: 40.7 × 31.1 cm (16 1/16 × 12 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (6)

142 published of 157 catalogued · 114 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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The Met
43 published
Nga
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Rijksmuseum
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+ 1 more source · 15 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

The Hanged Man in the Forge
1875 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Legend and Adventures of Ulenspiefel and Lamme Goedzak: The Hanged Man (La legende et les aventures d'Ulenspiegel et Lamme Goedzak: Le pendu)
1867 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Ostend (Seul avec l'ocean sous le regard de Dieu!)
1851 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Hanging of Levallois-Perret
1875 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Les pècheurs virent dans la dune une fillette nue mordue au cou cruellement
1867 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Crinolinographies (Costume de la magistrature proposé pour 1857)
1856 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Greatest Love of Don Juan (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Greatest Love of Don Juan (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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