Theo Van Rysselberghe
1862-1926
Belgian Pointillist painter, sculptor, etcher, lithographer and graphic designer and co-founders of the Belgian artistic circle Les XX
His Style Was Influenced by the following Painters - Frans Hals, Monet, Paul Signac, Georges Seurat, and Manet
Education: Ghent Academy for the Visual Arts and later at the Academy of Brussels
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Artist Biography and A Description of His Style
Theo Van Rysselberghe was born in Ghent, Belgium in 1862. His quick intellect, passionate and innovative art style, captivated collectors and critics alike. The conviction with which he related his thoughts on painting and art charmed his fellow artists. He co-founded and played an active role in “XX”, a collective of militant avant-garde artists. Inspired by his friendship with Georges Seurat, Van Rysselberghe began experimenting with divisionism and adopted a pointillist style. This unique style of painting is characterized by a methodical and scientific technique known as pointillism or divisionism. Pointillism painters juxtaposed small dots of pure color together to maximize luminosity. The dots appeared to intermingle and blend in the spectator's eye. During this period he created his greatest masterpieces. Van Rysselberghe’s striking paintings demonstrate his ability to capture the effects of sunlight on the composition. Upon the death of his great mentor, Seurat, he discarded the pointillist technique and switched to a looser more realistic style.
The Principal Pointillist Painters
Georges Seurat 1859-1891
Camille
Pissarro 1830-1903
Henri
Cross 1834-1917
Paul Signac
French, 1863-1935
Maximilien Luce
1858-1941
Charles
Angrand 1854-1926
Georges Lemmen
1865-1916
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