Eugène Demolder

His memoirs, Sous la robe (Under the Robe), offers a cultural view of the Belgian professional class of the late 19th century and its involvement in literary reform. (See also cultural movements.) His use of symbolism and mastery of ambience sets his novels apart from earlier romance pieces. He was a member of La Jeune Belgique (The Young Belgium), a literary review journal which encouraged a literary renaissance movement of 19th century Belgium. This movement was influential in raising the national consciousness of Belgians, ushering in modernism and discouraging romanticism. Demolder contributed to La Jeune Belgique as an art critic and published an early monograph on symbolist artist, James Ensor in 1892. Among his contemporaries were Emile Verhaeren, Max Sulzberger, Edouard Fetis. Demolder was born in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean and died in Corbeil-Essonnes, France. He married Claire Dulac-Rops, the daughter of the Belgian illustrator and artist Félicien Rops.

• Name — Eugène Demolder • Born — 16 December 1862 • Birthplace — Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Belgium • Died — 8 October 1919 • Place of death — Corbeil-Essonnes, France • Occupation — author • Illustration — Portrait of Eugène Demolder by James Ensor (1893), Groeningemuseum.

• 1889 - Impressions d'art, études, critiques, transpositions, critique d'art • 1891 - Contes d'Yperdamme • 1891 - Le Massacre des innocents • 1891 - Les Matines de Marie-Madeleine, conte de Pentecôte • 1893 - Récits de Nazareth • 1894 - Félicien Rops, étude patronymique • 1896 - La Legende d'Yperdamme • 1896 - Le Royaume authentique du grand Saint Nicolas • 1897 - Quatuor • 1897 - Sous la robe, ("Under the robe") • 1899 - La Mort aux berceaux • 1899 - La Route d'émeraude, ("The Emerald Road") • 1900 - Die Stimme des Blutes • 1901 - Le Cœur des pauvres • 1901 - Constantin Meunier • 1901 - Les Patins de la reine de Hollande • 1901 - Trois contemporains: Henri de Brakeleer, Constantin Meunier, Félicien Rops • 1901 - L'Agonie d'Albion • 1904 - L'Arche de Monsieur Cheunus ("The arch of Mr. Cheunus") • 1904 - Le jardinier de la Pompadour has been included in Project Gutenberg • 1906 - L'Espagne en auto, ("Spain by car")

The authorities additionally record the heading Eugene Demolder. His recorded language was French. He married Claire Rops.