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Symbolism

141 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Akseli Gallen-KallelaEngraver · PrintsAkseli Gallen-Kallela (born Axel Waldemar Gallén; 26 April 1865 – 7 March 1931) was a Finnish painter and a leading figure of Finnish romantic nationalism around the turn of the 20th…
Albert Joseph MooreIllustrator · IllustrationAlbert Joseph Moore (4 September 1841 – 25 September 1893) was an English painter, known for his depictions of languorous female figures set against the luxury and decadence of the…
Albert MockelAuthor · BooksAlbert Mockel (27 December 1866 – 30 January 1945) was a Belgian Symbolist poet. He died in January 1945
Alexander Bazhbeuk-MelikyanArtist · PaintingsAlexander Bazhbeuk-Melikyan (ალექსანდრე ბაჟბეუქ-მელიქიანი; 11 September 1891 – 20 July 1966) was a Soviet Georgian artist, graphic designer and sculptor of Armenian origin.
Alexander BlokAuthor · BooksAlexander Alexandrovich Blok (Александр Александрович Блок; 7 August 1921) was the most well-known Russian lyrical poet during the Silver Age of Russian Poetry.
Alexander GrinAuthor · BooksAleksandr Stepanovich Grinevsky (– 8 July 1932), better known by his pen name Alexander Green or Grin (Aleksandr Grin), was a Russian writer, notable for his romantic novels and short…
Alexandre de RiquerDesigner · Modern designAlexandre de Riquer i Ynglada, 7th Count of Casa Dávalos (ələkˈsandɾə ðə riˈke) (Born 3 May 1856 - 13 November 1920), was a versatile artist intellectual and Catalan designer, illustrator,…
Alphonse OsbertArtist · PaintingsIllustration — The Source. Painting by Alphonse Osbert.
Andrei BelyIllustrator · IllustrationBoris Nikolaevich Bugaev (Boris Nikolayevich Bugayev.ru.vorb.oga; – 8 January 1934), better known by the pen name Andrei Bely or Biely, was a Russian and Soviet novelist, Symbolist poet,…
Arnold BöcklinArtist · SculptureArnold Böcklin (ˈaʁnɔlt ˈbœklin; 16 October 182716 January 1901) was a Swiss Symbolist painter. His five versions of the Isle of the Dead inspired works by several late Romantic composers.
Arthur RimbaudAuthor · BooksJean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet known for his transgressive and surreal themes and for his influence on modern literature and arts,…
Aubrey BeardsleyIllustrator · IllustrationAubrey Vincent Beardsley (21 August 187216 March 1898) was an English illustrator and author.
Auguste RodinArtist · PaintingsFrançois Auguste René Rodin (12 November 184017 November 1917) was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture.
Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-AdamAuthor · BooksJean-Marie-Mathias-Philippe-Auguste, comte de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (7 November 1838 – 19 August 1889) was a French symbolist writer.
Augusto dos AnjoAuthor · BooksAugusto de Carvalho Rodrigues dos Anjos (April 20, 1884 – November 12, 1914) was a Brazilian poet and professor.
Augusto GiacomettiDesigner · Modern designAugusto Giacometti (16 August 1877 – 9 June 1947) was a Swiss painter from Stampa, Grisons, cousin of Giovanni Giacometti who was the father of Alberto, Diego and Bruno Giacometti.
Austin Osman SpareArtist · PaintingsAustin Osman Spare (30 December 1886 – 15 May 1956) was an English artist and occultist who worked as a draughtsman, writer and painter.
Carlos SchwabeDesigner · Modern designCarlos Schwabe (born Émile Martin Charles Schwabe; 21 July 1866 – 22 January 1926) was a Swiss Symbolist painter and printmaker.
Charles BaudelaireAuthor · BooksCharles-Pierre Baudelaire (9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poet, essayist, translator and art critic.
Charles CottetArtist · PaintingsCharles Cottet (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl kɔtɛ]; 12 July 1863 – 20 September 1925) was a French painter, born in Le Puy-en-Velay and died in Paris.
Claes GillAuthor · BooksClaes Gill (13 October 1910 - 11 June 1973) was a Norwegian writer, poet and actor.
Claude DebussyPerson · Music memorabiliaAchille Claude Debussy (22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer, born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Coelho NetoAuthor · BooksHenrique Maximiano Coelho Neto (February 20, 1864 – November 28, 1934) was a Brazilian writer and politician.
Cruz e SousaAuthor · BooksJoão da Cruz e Sousa (24 November 1861 – 19 March 1898), also referred to simply as Cruz e Sousa, was a Brazilian poet and journalist, famous for being one of the first Brazilian Symbolist…
Dante Gabriel RossettiArtist · PaintingsGabriel Charles Dante Rossetti (12 May 1828 – 9 April 1882), generally known as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, was an English poet, illustrator, painter and translator.
Dimitrie PaciureaArtist · SculptureIllustration — Dimitrie Paciurea
Edmond Aman-JeanEngraver · PrintsEdmond Aman-Jean (13 November 1858, Chevry-Cossigny – 25 January 1936, Paris) was a French symbolist painter, who co-founded the Salon des Tuileries in 1923.
Edvard MunchArtist · PaintingsEdvard Munch (12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter. His 1893 work The Scream has become one of the most iconic and acclaimed images in all of Western art.
Edward Burne-JonesIllustrator · IllustrationSir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet (28 August 183317 June 1898), was an English painter and designer associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's style and subject matter.
Eleanor Spiess-FerrisArtist · PaintingsEleanor Spiess-Ferris (born July 3, 1941) is an American symbolist painter cited as a significant surrealist, narrative figurative and feminist artist.
Ellen ThesleffArtist · PaintingsEllen Thesleff (5 October 1869 – 12 January 1954) was a Finnish expressionist painter, regarded as one of the leading Finnish modernist painters.
Émile-René MénardArtist · PaintingsÉmile-René Ménard (15 April 1862 – 13 January 1930) was a French painter. From early childhood he was immersed in an artistic environment: Corot, Millet and the Barbizon painters frequented…
Endre AdyAuthor · Books
Ernest HébertArtist · PaintingsAntoine Auguste Ernest Hébert (ɑ̃twan oɡyst ɛʁnɛst ebɛʁ; 3 November 1817 – 5 December 1908) was a French academic painter.
Ettore TitoIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Ettore Tito (1859–1941)
Eugène CarrièreArtist · PaintingsEugène Anatole Carrière (øʒɛn anatɔl kaʁjɛʁ; 16 January 1849 – 27 March 1906) was a French Symbolist artist of the fin-de-siècle period.
Eugène GrassetArtist · PaintingsEugène Samuel Grasset (French pronunciation: [øʒɛn samɥɛl ɡʁasɛ]; 25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) was a Swiss decorative artist who worked in Paris, France in a variety of creative design…
Félicien RopsEngraver · PrintsFélicien Victor Joseph Rops (7 July 1833 – 23 August 1898) was a Belgian artist associated with Symbolism, Decadence, and the Parisian fin de siècle, and was a member of the Les XX group.
Ferdinand KellerIllustrator · IllustrationFerdinand Keller, or von Keller (5 August 1842 – 8 July 1922) was a German genre and history painter.
Ferdynand RuszczycArtist · PaintingsFerdynand Ruszczyc (1870–1936) was a Polish painter, printmaker, and stage designer. He was a member of the aristocratic Ruszczyc de Lis family.
František BílekIllustrator · IllustrationFrantišek Bílek (6 November 1872, Chýnov – 13 October 1941, Chýnov) was a Czech sculptor and architect, in the Art Nouveau and Symbolist styles.
František KupkaIllustrator · IllustrationFrantišek Kupka (also known as Frank Kupka or François Kupka; 23 September 1871 – 24 June 1957) was a Czech painter and illustrator who moved from realism to abstract art, pioneering…
Frederic LeightonArtist · SculptureFrederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, (3 December 1830 – 25 January 1896), known as Sir Frederic Leighton between 1878 and 1896, was a British Victorian painter, draughtsman, and sculptor.
Gaetano PreviatiArtist · PaintingsGaetano Previati (31 August 185221 June 1920) was an Italian Symbolist painter in the Divisionist style and art theorist.
Gaston BussièreIllustrator · IllustrationGaston Bussière (24 April 1862 in Cuisery – 29 October 1928 or 1929 in Saulieu) was a French Symbolist painter and illustrator.
Geo VerbanckArtist · SculptureGeo (Georges) Verbanck (28 February 1881 – 12 December 1961) was a Belgian sculptor and medalist.
Georg PauliArtist · PaintingsGeorg Vilhelm Pauli (2 July 1855, Jönköping - 28 November 1935, Stockholm) was a Swedish painter, known primarily for portraits and figures.
George Frederic WattsArtist · PaintingsGeorge Frederic Watts (23 February 1817 – 1 July 1904) was a British painter and sculptor associated with the Symbolist movement.
George MinneEngraver · PrintsGeorge (Georges) Minne (born Georgius Joannes Leonardus Minne; 30 August 1866 – 18 February 1941) was a Belgian artist and sculptor famous for his idealized depictions of man's inner…
Georges de FeureArtist · SculptureGeorges de Feure (pseodonym of Georges Joseph van Sluijters; 6 September 1868 – 26 November 1943) was a Dutch-French painter, theatrical designer, and industrial art designer in the…
Georges LacombeArtist · SculptureGeorges Lacombe (18 June 1868 – 29 June 1916) was a French sculptor and painter.
Georges RochegrosseIllustrator · IllustrationGeorges Antoine Rochegrosse (French: [ʒɔʁʒ ɑ̃twan ʁɔʃɡʁɔs]; 2 August 1859 – 11 July 1938) was a French historical and decorative painter.
Georges RodenbachAuthor · BooksGeorges Raymond Constantin Rodenbach (16 July 1855 – 25 December 1898) was a Belgian Symbolist poet and novelist.
Germain NouveauAuthor · BooksGermain Marie Bernard Nouveau (ʒɛʁmɛ̃ maʁi bɛʁnaʁ nuvo; 1851–1920) was a French poet associated with the symbolist movement.
Giovanni SegantiniArtist · PaintingsGiovanni Giovanni Battista Emanuele Maria Segantini (born Segatini; 15 January 1858 – 28 September 1899) was an Austrian-born stateless painter known for his large pastoral landscapes of…
Giulio Aristide SartorioArtist · PaintingsGiulio Aristide Sartorio (11 February 1860 – 3 October 1932) was an Italian painter and film director from Rome.
Gustav KlimtArtist · PaintingsGustav Klimt (14 July 1862 – 6 February 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and a founding member of the Vienna Secession movement.
Gustave DoréEngraver · PrintsPaul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré (6January 1832 – 23January 1883) was a French artist.
Gustave MoreauArtist · SculptureGustave Moreau (6 April 1826 – 18 April 1898) was a French artist and an important figure in the Symbolist movement.
Gustavo Adolfo BécquerAuthor · BooksGustavo Adolfo Claudio Domínguez Bastida (17 February 1836 – 22 December 1870), better known as Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (ɡusˈtaβo aˈðolfo ˈβekeɾ), was a Spanish Romantic poet and writer…
Hans von MaréesArtist · PaintingsHans von Marées (24 December 1837 – 5 June 1887) was a German painter.
Henri de RégnierAuthor · BooksHenri-François-Joseph de Régnier (28 December 1864 – 23 May 1936) was a French symbolist poet, considered one of the most important of France during the early 20th century.
Henri Le SidanerArtist · PaintingsHenri Eugène Augustin Le Sidaner (7 August 1862 – 14 July 1939) was an intimist painter known for his paintings of domestic interiors and quiet street scenes.
Henri-Jean Guillaume MartinArtist · PaintingsHenri-Jean Guillaume "Henri" Martin (ɑ̃ʁi ʒɑ̃ ɡijom maʁtɛ̃; 5 August 1860 – 12 November 1943) was a French painter.
Hugo SimbergArtist · SculptureHugo Gerhard Simberg (24 June 1873 – 12 July 1917) was a Finnish symbolist painter and graphic artist.
Ignat BednarikArtist · PaintingsIgnat Bednarik (March 8, 1882 – March 11, 1963) was a Romanian painter who worked in almost every genre of painting before devoting himself purely to watercolor.
James EnsorEngraver · PrintsJames Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor (13 April 1860 – 19 November 1949) was a Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for…
Jan PreislerDesigner · Modern designJan Preisler (17 February 1872, in Králův Dvůr – 27 April 1918, in Prague) was a Czech painter and art professor.
Jan TooropEngraver · PrintsJohannes Theodorus "Jan" Toorop (20 December 1858 – 3 March 1928) was a Dutch painter who worked in various styles, including Symbolism, Art Nouveau, and Pointillism.
Jānis PoruksAuthor · BooksJānis Poruks (13 October 1871 – 25 July 1911), was a Latvian poet and writer could be considered as a founder of the romantic branch of Latvian literature.
Janis RozentālsArtist · PaintingsJanis Rozentāls (March 18, 1866 – December 26, 1916) was a Latvian painter.
Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard GrandvilleIllustrator · IllustrationJean Ignace Isidore Gérard (ʒɑ̃ iɲas izidɔʁ ʒeʁaʁ; 13 September 1803 – 17 March 1847) was a prolific French illustrator and caricaturist who published under the pseudonym of Grandville, and…
Jean MoréasAuthor · BooksJean Moréas (French: [ʒɑ̃ mɔʁeɑs, -as]; born Ioannis A. Papadiamantopoulos, Ιωάννης Α. Παπαδιαμαντόπουλος;
John Everett MillaisPhotographer · PhotographySir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet (8 June 1829 – 13 August 1896) was an English painter and illustrator who was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
José María EgurenArtist · PaintingsJosé María Eguren Rodríguez (July 7, 1874, Lima – April 19, 1942, Lima) was a Peruvian writer.
Józef PankiewiczArtist · PaintingsJózef Pankiewicz (29 November 1866 – 4 July 1940) was a Polish impressionist painter, graphic artist and teacher. He spent much of his career in France.
József Rippl-RónaiEngraver · Prints
Julio Romero de TorresArtist · PaintingsJulio Romero de Torres (9 November 1874 – 10 May 1930) was a Spanish painter. His brothers, Rafael and Enrique Romero de Torres, also became painters.
Kahlil GibranArtist · PaintingsJubrān Khalīl Jubrān (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931), usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist.
Karel de Nerée tot BabberichArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Carel de Nerée in 1901
Léon FrédéricArtist · PaintingsLéon-Henri-Marie Frédéric (26 August 1856 – 27 January 1940) was a Belgian Symbolist painter.
Léon SpilliaertIllustrator · IllustrationLéon Spilliaert (also Leon Spilliaert; 28 July 1881 – 23 November 1946) was a Belgian draughtsman, illustrator, lithographer and painter.
Léon-Paul FargueArtist · PaintingsLéon-Paul Fargue (4 March 187624 November 1947) was a French poet and essayist.
Leonardo BistolfiArtist · PaintingsLeonardo Bistolfi (14 March 1859 – 2 September 1933) was an Italian sculptor and an important exponent of Italian Symbolism.
Leopold StaffAuthor · BooksLeopold Henryk Staff (November 14, 1878 – May 31, 1957) was a Polish poet; an artist of European modernism twice granted the Degree of Doctor honoris causa by universities in Warsaw and in…
Louis Welden HawkinsArtist · PaintingsLouis Welden Hawkins (1 July 1849 – 1 May 1910) was an English and naturalized-French painter of the fin-de-siècle period.
Lucien-Victor Guirand de ScévolaIllustrator · IllustrationLucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola (14 November 1871 in Sète, France – 29 March 1950 in Paris) was a French painter.
Ludwig von HofmannIllustrator · IllustrationLudwig von Hofmann (17 August 1861 – 23 August 1945) was a German painter, graphic artist and designer. He worked in a combination of the Art Nouveau and Symbolist styles.
Luis Ricardo FaleroArtist · PaintingsLuis Ricardo Falero (23 May 1851 – 7 December 1896) was a Spanish painter. He specialized in female nudes and mythological, orientalist and fantasy settings.
Maksim BahdanovičAuthor · BooksMaksim Adamavich Bahdanovich (makˈsʲim aˈdamavʲid͡ʐ baɣdaˈnɔvʲit͡ɕ; 9 December 1891 – 25 May 1917) was a Belarusian poet, journalist, translator, literary critic and historian of…
Marie-Antoinette DemagnezArtist · SculptureMarie-Antoinette Demagnez (1869–1925) was a French sculptor who worked during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Maurice DenisArtist · PaintingsMaurice Denis (lang; 25 November 1870 – 13 November 1943) was a French painter, decorative artist, and writer.
Maurice MaeterlinckAuthor · BooksMaurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (29 August 1862 – 6 May 1949), also known as Count/Comte Maeterlinck from 1932, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who was Flemish but…
Max KlingerArtist · PaintingsMax Klinger (18 February 1857 – 5 July 1920) was a German artist who produced significant work in painting, sculpture, prints and graphics, as well as writing a treatise articulating his…
Maximilian VoloshinAuthor · BooksMaximilian Alexandrovich Kirienko-Voloshin (May 28, [O.S. May 16] 1877 – August 11, 1932), commonly known as Max Voloshin, was a Russian poet.
Mihail ChemiakinArtist · SculptureChildren - Victims of the Sins of Adults, installed Bolotnaya Square Moscow, 2001
Mihály BabitsAuthor · Books
Mikhail VrubelArtist · Sculpture) was a Russian painter, draughtsman, and sculptor. A prolific and innovative master in various media such as painting, drawing, decorative sculpture, and theatrical art, Vrubel is…
Mirra LokhvitskayaAuthor · BooksMirra Lokhvitskaya (born Maria Alexandrovna Lokhvitskaya; –) was a Russian poet who rose to fame in the late 1890s.
Nikolai MinskyAuthor · BooksNikolai Minsky and Nikolai Maksimovich Minsky are pseudonyms of Nikolai Maksimovich Vilenkin (Виле́нкин; 1855–1937), a mystical writer and poet of the Silver Age of Russian Poetry.
Paul RansonArtist · CeramicsIllustration — Portrait of Paul Ranson
Paul VerlaineAuthor · BooksPaul Marie Verlaine (lang; 30 March 1844 – 8 January 1896) was a French poet, writer and critic associated with the Symbolist, Parnassianist and Decadent movements.
Peyo YavorovAuthor · BooksPeyo Yavorov (Bulgarian: Пейо (Кр.) Яворов; born Peyo Totev Kracholov, Пейо Тотев Крачолов; 13 January 1878 – 29 October 1914) was a Bulgarian symbolist poet.
Piet MondrianIllustrator · IllustrationPieter Cornelis Mondriaan (7 March 1872 – 1 February 1944), known after 1911 as Piet Mondrian (USalso), was a Dutch painter and art theoretician, who is regarded as one of the greatest…
Rainer Maria RilkeAuthor · BooksRené Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926), known as Rainer Maria Rilke, was an Austrian poet.
Raphaël CollinArtist · PaintingsLouis-Joseph-Raphaël Collin (17 June 1850 – 21 October 1916) was a French painter born and raised in Paris, where he became a prominent academic painter and a teacher.
Raul BrandãoAuthor · BooksRaul Germano Brandão (12 March 1867 in Foz do Douro, Porto – 5 December 1930 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese writer, journalist and military officer, notable for the realism of his literary…
Richard BerghArtist · PaintingsSven Richard Bergh (28 December 1858 – 29 January 1919) was a Swedish painter, art critic and museum manager.
Romaine BrooksArtist · SculptureRomaine Brooks (born Beatrice Romaine Goddard; May 1, 1874 – December 7, 1970) was an American painter who worked mostly in Paris and Capri.
Saint-Pol-RouxAuthor · BooksPaul-Pierre Roux, called Saint-Pol-Roux (15 January 1861, quartier de Saint-Henry, Marseille – 18 October 1940, Brest), was a French Symbolist poet.
Sascha SchneiderIllustrator · IllustrationRudolph Karl Alexander Schneider, commonly known as Sascha Schneider (21 September 1870 – 18 August 1927), was a German painter and sculptor.
Serge SudeikinArtist · PaintingsSergey Yurievich Sudeikin, also known as Serge Soudeikine (19 March 1882 in Saint Petersburg – 12 August 1946 in Nyack, New York), was a Russian artist and set-designer associated with the…
Stefan GeorgeAuthor · BooksStefan Anton George (12 July 18684 December 1933) was a German symbolist poet and a translator of Dante Alighieri, William Shakespeare, Hesiod, and Charles Baudelaire.
Suzanne ValadonEngraver · PrintsMarie-Clémentine "Suzanne" Valadon (syzan valadɔ̃; 23 September 1865 – 7 April 1938) was a French painter who was born in Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Haute-Vienne, France.
Umberto PettinicchioArtist · SculptureUmberto Pettinicchio (born 1943) is an Italian painter and sculptor.
Victor Borisov-MusatovArtist · PaintingsVictor Elpidiforovich Borisov-Musatov (April 14 1870 – November 8 1905) was a Russian painter during the Belle Époque, prominent for his unique Post-Impressionistic style that mixed…
Vítězslav Karel MašekDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Karel Vítězslav Mašek, from Zlatá Praha (1903)
Vsevolod MeyerholdPerson · Film memorabiliaVsevolod Emilyevich Meyerhold or Meyerkhold (born Karl Kasimir Theodor Meyerhold; 2 February 1940) was a Russian and Soviet theatre director, actor and theatrical producer.
Walter CraneDesigner · Modern designWalter Crane (15 August 184514 March 1915) was an English artist, book illustrator, and prominent advocate for anti-authoritarian democratic socialism among British socialists and in the…
Wassily KandinskyArtist · PaintingsWassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (– 13 December 1944) was a Russian painter and art theorist active in Germany during the late Belle Époque and Interwar eras.

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