Félicien Victor Joseph Rops was a Belgian illustrator, painter, and printmaker "associated with #Symbolism, #Decadence, and the Parisian #FinDeSiècle, [and] a member of the #LesXX group." Though best known for erotic and occult subjects, he was also an accomplished landscape painter.

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A calm harbor with a white lighthouse tower in the distance under a partly cloudy sky.

#LighthouseArt of the Day

James Ensor (Belgian, 1860-1949), The #lighthouse at #Ostend, 1885, oil on canvas.

Courtesy Royal Museums of Fine Arts of #Belgium, fine-arts-museum.be

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#BlueSkyMonday #art #artsky #MaritimeArt #oilpainting #EuropeanArt #BelgianArt #LesXX

James Ensor

- Self-Portrait with Masks,
1899
- The Intrigue, 1890

“The mask means to me: freshness of color, sumptuous decoration, wild unexpected gestures, very shrill expressions, exquisite turbulence.”

#belgianavantgarde #lesxx #belgianartists #surrealism #arthistory