Léon was by no means the first Spilliaert in Ostend - the family goes back many generations. Here we tell the story of his parents and the family he founded in 1916.
Spilliaert's family
The Spilliaert family, father Léonard-Hubert Spilliaert, mother Léonie Jonckheere, Léon Spilliaert, Maurice Spilliaert and Marie-Henriette Spilliaert, Ostend, ca. 1887. Photographer unknown.
The Spilliaert family, father Léonard-Hubert Spilliaert, mother Léonie Jonckheere, Léon Spilliaert, Maurice Spilliaert and Marie-Henriette Spilliaert, Ostend, ca. 1887. Photographer unknown.
