A discovery

Sold for 32,000 euros, four times its low estimate, this superb painting from the early 1880s was rediscovered by Millon Belgique in a Brussels estate. Unsurprisingly unknown in Feltkamp’s self-proclaimed catalogue raisonné, the painting was accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Olivier Bertrand, whose authority reassured the market and collectors, as evidenced by the […]

London National Gallery

This extraordinary painting, belonging to the National Gallery in London and bearing the monogram of Théo Van Rysselberghe, was compared in 2006 with the Divisionist works lent to us for our retrospective exhibition. We wanted to take advantage of this temporary laboratory to gain a better understanding of the artist’s technique when he devoted himself […]

Köln

There’s always a good reason to visit Cologne. From its Christmas markets scattered over several sites, to the Ludwig Foundation devoted to contemporary art, via its sumptuous cathedral, there is also the Corboud Foundation housed in the Wallraf-Richartz museum. It has several interesting works by Théo Van Rysselberghe

Mistake !

This is a painting that has nothing whatsoever to do with Théo Van Rysselberghe, either in terms of its technique or its subject and the way it is treated through expression that verges on caricature. Yet it is listed in a publication, rightly criticised, with a date, 1884, and we have no idea why this […]