The number of people with whom Spilliaert corresponded runs into the dozens. Read on to get an idea of Spilliaert’s network of professionals and friends over the years.

Portrait of Fernand Crommelynck, August 1921
Léon Spilliaert, Portrait of Fernand Crommelynck, August 1921, pencil, Indian ink, watercolour and gouache on paper, 34 x 25,1 cm.

Fernand Crommelynck (1886-1970)

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Self-portrait, double portrait of Emile Verhaeren and portrait of Edmond Deman, 1908
Léon Spilliaert, Self-portrait, double portrait of Emile Verhaeren and portrait of Edmond Deman, 1908, dry needle printing (with etching) on vellum, 11.4 x 15.2 cm. Mu.ZEE, Collection of the City of Ostend, inv. SM002029. Photo Cedric Verhelst.

Edmond Deman (1857-1918)

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Franz Hellens, Woman Through the Prism (La Femme au Prisme), 1920, edition illuminated with illustrations after six full-page pen drawings by Léon Spilliaert, 25.5 x 20 cm. Mu.ZEE, Collection of the City of Ostend, inv. SM002511.
Franz Hellens, Woman Through the Prism (La Femme au Prisme), 1920, edition illuminated with illustrations after six full-page pen drawings by Léon Spilliaert, 25.5 x 20 cm. Mu.ZEE, Collection of the City of Ostend, inv. SM002511.

Franz Hellens (1881-1972)

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Last updated: 16-12-2024