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Dog lover Eerelman

Eerelman (Groningen 1839-1926 Groningen) was interested in drawing and animals from a young age. His parents were of humble origin, and the young Otto, a child with weak health, received mostly ho...

Childish Herman Kruyder

Originally destined to become a house painter, Herman Kruyder (Lage Vuursche 1881-1935) evolved into one of the most important representatives of expressionism in the Netherlands. After training a...

Expressionist yet Figurative Beckman

Max Carl Friedrich Beckmann (Leipzig 1884 –1950 New York) was a German painter, printmaker, sculptor, and writer. Although he is classified as an Expressionist artist, he rejected both the term and...

Lonely Fernard Khnopff

Fernand Edmond Jean Marie Khnopff (Grembergen 1858 – 1921 Brussels) was one of Belgium's greatest symbolist painters, sculptors, and designers. Symbolist artists utilized dreams to access a world b...

Epiphany Bread by Jan Steen

The Feast of Epiphany was celebrated grandly in the Netherlands in the 17th century by both Catholics and Protestants. Jan Steen created several versions depicting the Three Kings during this time....

Luminist Anna Boch

Rosalie-Anna Boch (Saint-Vaast 1848 – 1936 Elsene) was an impressionist and luminist painter known for landscapes and still lifes. Boch was born into the wealthy Belgian Boch family, active in the ...

Shameful Felicien Rops

Félicien Rops (Namur 1833-1898 Essonne) was a Belgian engraver, draftsman and painter. Despite his Catholic background, he led an unconventional life, commuting between his hometown, the castle of...

Symbolistic George Minne

George Minne (1866, Ghent - 1941, Sint-Martens-Latem) is considered one of the leading Symbolist sculptors of Europe. His deeply personal works bridge Rodin's fin-de-siècle symbolism and influenced...