Léon Spilliaert

Luc Tuymans (Foreword by); Léon Spilliaert (Artist); Adrian Locke (Text by); Anne Adriaens-Pannier (Text by); Noémie Goldman (Text by)

A luminous loneliness: reveries from Belgian artist L on Spilliaert, rival of Ensor and exponent of Nietzsche and Poe Although often associated with Belgian symbolism, L on Spilliaert, largely self-taught as a painter, demonstrated a peculiarly individual style. He was born in the coastal city of Osten...