Les XX and the Belgian Avant-Garde: Prints, Drawings, and Books, circa 1890 (Les Vingt) | Spencer Museum of Art

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Les XX and the Belgian Avant-Garde: Prints, Drawings, and Books, circa 1890 (Les Vingt)

Stephen Goddard, curator

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

The exhibition explores the exhibition society Les Vingt (The Twenty) and their associates as representative of the avant-garde in Belgian art in the last decades of the nineteenth century.

Works of art

James Ensor (1860–1949), Christ in Limbo (Les Christ descendant aux enfers [The Descent of Christ into Limbo]) — Christ in Limbo (Les Christ descendant aux enfers [The Descent of Christ into Limbo])

James Ensor

1895

James Ensor (1860–1949), Mon portrait en 1960 — Mon portrait en 1960

James Ensor

1888

James Ensor (1860–1949), Barques Échouées (Boats at Low Tide) — Barques Échouées (Boats at Low Tide)

James Ensor

1888

Théophile van Rysselberghe (1862–1926), Vissersboten terugkerend te Volendam (Fishing Boats Returning to Volendam) — Vissersboten terugkerend te Volendam (Fishing Boats Returning to Volendam)

Théophile van Rysselberghe

1893

Jan Toorop (1858–1928), De Zaaier (The Sower) — De Zaaier (The Sower)

Jan Toorop

1895

Henry van de Velde (1863–1957), Tropon - Eiweiss Nahrung (Tropon, Nourishment from Eggwhite) — Tropon - Eiweiss Nahrung (Tropon, Nourishment from Eggwhite)

Henry van de Velde

1896

James Ensor (1860–1949), La Mort Poursuivant le Troupeau des Humains (Death Pursuing a Flock of Mortals) — La Mort Poursuivant le Troupeau des Humains (Death Pursuing a Flock of Mortals)

James Ensor

1896

Henry de Groux (1867–1930), Scene de L'Ordu Rhin (Mort de Siegfried [The Death of Siegfried]) — Scene de L'Ordu Rhin (Mort de Siegfried [The Death of Siegfried])

Henry de Groux

before 1899

Constantin Meunier (1831–1905), Mineurs, borinag — Mineurs, borinag

Constantin Meunier

1896

Félicien Joseph Victor Rops (1833–1898), La vielle Masken, servente anversoise (The Old Woman) — La vielle Masken, servente anversoise (The Old Woman)

Félicien Joseph Victor Rops

mid-late 1800s

Xavier Mellery (1845–1921), Bruges — Bruges

Xavier Mellery

mid 1800s–early 1900s

Xavier Mellery (1845–1921), Bruges — Bruges

Xavier Mellery

mid 1800s–early 1900s

Xavier Mellery (1845–1921), Bruges — Bruges

Xavier Mellery

mid 1800s–early 1900s

Alfred William Finch (1854–1930), Couseuse vue de profil gauche (woman sewing seen from the left) — Couseuse vue de profil gauche (woman sewing seen from the left)

Alfred William Finch

circa 1888

Alfred William Finch (1854–1930), Fiacres en stationnement à la Porte de Namur (Carriages at the Porte de Namur) — Fiacres en stationnement à la Porte de Namur (Carriages at the Porte de Namur)

Alfred William Finch

circa 1888

Alfred William Finch (1854–1930), Champs (Fields) — Champs (Fields)

Alfred William Finch

circa 1888

Alfred William Finch (1854–1930), Etude de verger (study of an orchard) — Etude de verger (study of an orchard)

Alfred William Finch

circa 1888

Jan Toorop (1858–1928), Scene d'interieur — Scene d'interieur

Jan Toorop

late 1800s–early 1900s

Henry de Groux (1867–1930), Le Christ aux Outrages (Christ Tormented) — Le Christ aux Outrages (Christ Tormented)

Henry de Groux

1894–1898

Félicien Joseph Victor Rops (1833–1898), La Chrysalide — La Chrysalide

Félicien Joseph Victor Rops

1876

Frantz Charlet (1862–1928); Constantin Meunier (1831–1905), Mining Scene (Le Puits, Briqueterie [The Shaft, Brickfields]) — Mining Scene (Le Puits, Briqueterie [The Shaft, Brickfields])

Frantz Charlet, Constantin Meunier

mid 1800s–early 1900s

James Ensor (1860–1949), The Cathedral (La cathédrale) — The Cathedral (La cathédrale)

James Ensor

1886

Gustave Marissiaux (1872–1929), Le "Terril" (The Slag Heap) — Le "Terril" (The Slag Heap)

Gustave Marissiaux

1905

Gustave Marissiaux (1872–1929), Retour au "Coron" (Return to the Miners' Dwellings) — Retour au "Coron" (Return to the Miners' Dwellings)

Gustave Marissiaux

1905

Gustave Marissiaux (1872–1929), Grand Mère (interieur Ardennais) — Grand Mère (interieur Ardennais)

Gustave Marissiaux

1901

Max Elskamp (1862–1931), L'Alphabet de Notre-Dame la Vierge (The Alphabet of Our Lady the Virgin) — L'Alphabet de Notre-Dame la Vierge (The Alphabet of Our Lady the Virgin)

Max Elskamp

1901