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Théo van Rysselberghe
Belgian painter (1862–1926)
Théo van Rysselberghe | |
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Self-portrait, 1916 | |
| Born | (1862-11-23)23 November 1862 Ghent, Belgium |
| Died | 13 December 1926(1926-12-13) (aged 64) Saint-Clair, Var, France |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Neo-impressionism |
Théophile "Théo" van Rysselberghe (23 November 1862 – 13 December 1926) was a Belgian neo-impressionistpainter, who played a pivotal role in the European art scene at the turn of the twentieth century.
Biography
Early years
Born in Ghent to a French-speaking bourgeois family, he studied first at the Academy of Ghent under Theo Canneel and from 1879 at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels under the directorship of Jean-François Portaels.
The North African paintings of Portaels had started an orientalist fashion in Belgium. Their impact would strongly influence the young Théo van Rysselberghe. Between 1882 and 1888, he made three trips to Morocco, stayin