Léon Spilliaert’s life and art is inextricably linked to his home town, Ostend.

He was an artist who rendered his highly personal vision of the sea, the town and its people on paper, and he lived and worked there most of his life. Find out here where you can discover Spilliaert in Ostend today.

Places

Ostende – Quai des Pêcheurs, Ansichtskarte, TOB, Serie XIII, Nr. 6, um 1905-1910. Privatsammlung. Auf der Ansichtskarte ist links das weiße Eckhaus zu sehen, in dem sich im dritten Geschoss, hinter den Bogenfenstern, Spilliaerts Mietatelier befand.
Ostende – Quai des Pêcheurs, Ansichtskarte, TOB, Serie XIII, Nr. 6, um 1905-1910. Privatsammlung. Auf der Ansichtskarte ist links das weiße Eckhaus zu sehen, in dem sich im dritten Geschoss, hinter den Bogenfenstern, Spilliaerts Mietatelier befand.
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Attic studio Visserskaai (1908 - 1909)

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Brussel, AHKB, inv. 36.966, enveloppe van een brief van Paul Haesaerts aan Léon Spilliaert, 2 maart 1923.
Brussel, AHKB, inv. 36.966, enveloppe van een brief van Paul Haesaerts aan Léon Spilliaert, 2 maart 1923.
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Belle-époque apartment (May 1922 - May 1923)

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Brüssel, AHKB, inv. 46.307, Postkarte von Georges Balthus an Léon Spilliaert, 12. Juli 1921.
Brüssel, AHKB, inv. 46.307, Postkarte von Georges Balthus an Léon Spilliaert, 12. Juli 1921.
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Briefly in Ostend (summer 1921)

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Brussels, ACAB, inv. 36.960, envelope of a letter from Paul Desmet to Léon Spilliaert, 18 October 1928.
Brussels, ACAB, inv. 36.960, envelope of a letter from Paul Desmet to Léon Spilliaert, 18 October 1928.
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Close to Leopoldpark (May 1928 - May 1929)

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Brussels, ACAB, inv. 36.957, envelope of a letter from Paul Desmet to Léon Spilliaert, 28 October 1929.
Brussels, ACAB, inv. 36.957, envelope of a letter from Paul Desmet to Léon Spilliaert, 28 October 1929.
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Hazegras district (May 1929 - May 1932)

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Brussel, AHKB, inv. nr. 46,268, enveloppe van een brief van Henri Vandeputte aan Léon Spilliaert, 21 febuari 1928.
Brussel, AHKB, inv. nr. 46,268, enveloppe van een brief van Henri Vandeputte aan Léon Spilliaert, 21 febuari 1928.
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Home ánd studio (May 1923 - May 1928)

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Poststraat 1 Oostende
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Last home in Ostend (May 1932- September 1935)

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Brussel, AHKB, inv. 46.225, postkaart van Henri Vandeputte aan Léon Spilliaert, 10 februari 1914.
Brussel, AHKB, inv. 46.225, postkaart van Henri Vandeputte aan Léon Spilliaert, 10 februari 1914.
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Perfumery/childhood home (ca. 1881 - 1916)

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Spilliaert in Ostend

Léon Spilliaert’s life and art is inextricably linked to his home town, Ostend. He was an artist who rendered his highly personal vision of the sea, the town and its people on paper, and he lived and worked there most of his life. Find out here where you can discover Spilliaert in Ostend today.

De duizeling, 1908.
Léon Spilliaert, De duizeling, 1908.

Discover the Spilliaert collection at Mu.ZEE 

Explore the largest collection of Spilliaert’s works in the world, preserved by Mu.ZEE in Ostend.

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Walking with Spilliaert in his hometown of Ostend

During a digital walk, get to know all the facets of the painter Léon Spilliaert and his relationships with artists such as Permeke and Ensor.

Discover here The Ostend City Walks