Théo van Rysselberghe

(1862–1926) belgisk målare

Théo van Rysselberghe (Flanders/Belgium, 1862–1926) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, a printmaker, a draughtsman, and a designer. By year of birth, Théo van Rysselberghe belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.

Théo van Rysselberghe was born in Ghent and died in Le Lavandou. Théo van Rysselberghe trained at Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels. Théo van Rysselberghe studied under Jean-François Portaels. Wikidata associates Théo van Rysselberghe with Neo-impressionism. Théo van Rysselberghe became a member of Les XX. Théo van Rysselberghe was awarded Commander of the Order of Leopold.

The best-known works include ‘Emile Verhaeren’, ‘Study of a female nude’, and ‘Portrait of Marguerite van Mons’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 110 works by Théo van Rysselberghe with free images. The dated works span the years 1880–1924. Works by Théo van Rysselberghe are held by several collections, among them Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Musée d’Orsay, and Kungliga museet för sköna konster i Belgien. Wikidata links 4 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jeanne Bonaparte, Privat-Livemont, Eugène Jansson, Gustav Klimt, and Frantz Charlet.

• Post-Impressionism and Symbolism
• Portrait of Marguerite van Mons
• Maria Sèthe
• A reading by Emile Verhaeren
• Portrait of Irma Sèthe