La Libre Esthétique
Poster
1897 (printed)
1897 (printed)
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This poster, designed by Théo van Rysselberghe, advertises the fourth exhibition of the artists group 'La Libre Esthétique', held at the Musée Moderne, Brussels, from February to April 1897. The group was a part of the lively art scene in late 19th-century Brussels, where intellectuals and artists formed avant-garde groups such as 'Les-Vingt', of which van Rysselberghe was a founder member. He was mainly a painter, but also produced prints and designed posters. He was influenced by Impressionism, and Pointillism in particular, in the 1880s, and became a leading painter in the genre in Belgium. He gradually moved away from the style, and was later influenced by Art Nouveau, as seen in this image. This poster was included in the V&A's Art Nouveau exhibition in 2000.
Object details
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| Title | La Libre Esthétique (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Colour lithograph poster La Libre Esthétique by Théo Van Rysselberghe, Belgian, 1897. |
| Physical description | A poster of two women dressed in red, admiring a statue. They have their backs turned to the camera, and they are wearing little black hats and red capes. They are seated in a room with a wooden floor. Text on the bottom of the image. |
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| Summary | This poster, designed by Théo van Rysselberghe, advertises the fourth exhibition of the artists group 'La Libre Esthétique', held at the Musée Moderne, Brussels, from February to April 1897. The group was a part of the lively art scene in late 19th-century Brussels, where intellectuals and artists formed avant-garde groups such as 'Les-Vingt', of which van Rysselberghe was a founder member. He was mainly a painter, but also produced prints and designed posters. He was influenced by Impressionism, and Pointillism in particular, in the 1880s, and became a leading painter in the genre in Belgium. He gradually moved away from the style, and was later influenced by Art Nouveau, as seen in this image. This poster was included in the V&A's Art Nouveau exhibition in 2000. |
| Bibliographic reference | Greenhalgh, Paul (Ed.), Art Nouveau: 1890-1914 . London: V&A Publications, 2000
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| Accession number | E.280-1982 |
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| Record created | January 7, 2004 |
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