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Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

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Big Clouds. Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe, 1893. The Indianapolis Museum of Art

Big Clouds. Painting by Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe (1862-1926), 1893. The Indianapolis Museum of Art

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe Originally from a French-speaking bourgeois family of architects, he began studying art in Ghent and then in Brussels. His first paintings were classical. However, later influenced by Neo-Impressionist theories, and the newest tendencies in European art, he moved toward impressionism. Also, Rysselberghe had become friendly with the most prominent artists of the time. In particular, Seurat, Signac and Cross.
IOn fact, he began to practice divisionism in his portrait painting using small dots of different sizes on a canvas. Practicing this divisionist technique, known as pointillism, until about 1910, he, however, returned to classic style at the end of his life.
Rysselberghe often went abroad, mostly to Morocco, but finally had settled in Paris in 1898. Noteworthy, he had a great influence on the development of’ Neo-Impressionism in Belgium. A retrospective exhibition of his works took place in 1927 in Brussels, a year after his death.

Bay of St. Brelade. Painting by Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

Bay of St. Brelade. Painting by Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

Rarely seen, much of the works of Belgian artist, painter, sculptor and designer Theo van Rysselberghe still remain in private collections. Meanwhile, in November 2005, his work Port Cette (1892) fetched a record 2.6m € at an auction in New York.

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

La Vigne en Octobre. Painting by Theo Van Rysselberghe

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

Moonlight Night in Boulogne, 1919

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

Paul Signac at the helm of the Olympia, 1896

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

Pine by the Mediterranean Sea. Painting by Theo Van Rysselberghe

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

Port Entrance at Volendam (1896)

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

Portrait of Alice Sethe. Painting by Theo Van Rysselberghe, 1888

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

Rainbow over Veere, 1906. Painting by Theo Van Rysselberghe

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

Sailboats on the River Scheldt (1892)

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

Spanish Woman

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

Sunset at Ambleteuse (1899)

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

The Beach at Ambleteuse at Low Tide (1900)

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

The Cap Gris-Nez (1900)

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

The Man at the Helm. Painting by Theo Van Rysselberghe, 1892

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

The Mediterranean at the Lavandou (1904)

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

The Point of Rossignol (1905)

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

The sisters of the painter Schlobach, 1884

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

The Violinist. Painting by Theo Van Rysselberghe, 1903

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

Vase of Flowers (1907)

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

Vase of Flowers. Painting by Theo Van Rysselberghe

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

White Peonies. Painting by Theo Van Rysselberghe, 1913

Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe

Yellow Roses, Persimmons and Mimosas. Painting by Theo Van Rysselberghe

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