William Degouve de Nuncques
William Degouve de Nuncques (born February 28, 1867 in Monthermé , France, † March 1, 1935 in Stavelot , Belgium) was a Belgian landscape painter of French origin and an artist of Belgian symbolism .
Life
Coming from an old French aristocratic family, his parents settled in Spa after the Franco-German War and later in Brussels . In 1883 he shared a studio in Machelen with Jan Toorop , whose influence became decisive and who made a portrait of him in 1891 . In 1894 he married Juliette Massin , a sister-in-law of Émile Verhaeren , who introduced him to the Symbolists , who also had a considerable influence on his work.
He joined the avant-garde group " Les XX " and later exhibited in the rooms of the artists' association " La Libre Esthétique ". He traveled a lot, including Italy , Spain , Austria and France . Here he painted his park landscapes, which were often created in the dark.
From 1900–1902 he and his wife lived on Mallorca , where he painted the rough coast and the orange groves. Around 1910 he went through a religious crisis. His pictures from this period reflect his confusion. During the First World War he lived as a refugee in the Netherlands and only small works were created.
In 1919 his wife died and he lost one hand. In 1930 he married his nurse and moved to Stavelot , where he spent the last five years painting snow-covered landscapes.
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His work essentially comprises landscapes bathed in an unreal light (Cassou, p. 64) and beyond symbolism, some consider him to be a forerunner of surrealism (Cassou, p. 65). His work complements the set for L'Intérieur by Maurice Maeterlinck . A comprehensive collection of his pictures is in the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo .
Other works (selection)
- La Maison aveugle , 1893
- Venise la nuit , 1895
- Cote de Deya
- Le Monserrat
- L'Adoration des Mages
- Le Baiser de Judas , 1911
- Les Citronniers à Majorque , 1902
literature
- William Degouve de Nuncques . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 25, Saur, Munich a. a. 2000, ISBN 3-598-22765-5 , p. 237.
- Degouve de Nuncques, William . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 8 : Coutan-Delattre . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1912, p. 551 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- William Degouve de Nuncques . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 5 : V-Z. Supplements: A-G . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1961, p. 420 .
- Jean Cassou (Ed.): Lexicon of Symbolism. Science and Politics, Cologne 1979, ISBN 3-8046-0036-0 .
Web links
- William Degouve de Nuncques at Google Arts & Culture
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Degouve de Nuncques, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Degouve Denunques, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian symbolism artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Monthermé , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1, 1935 |
| Place of death | Stavelot , Belgium |