Khnopff, Fernand KHNOPFF, Fernand La force de l’homme éloigne le malheur. [1902]…
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Khnopff, Fernand

KHNOPFF, Fernand La force de l’homme éloigne le malheur. [1902] Black and coloured chalk, 10,5 x 20,2 cm, laid paper, signed and dedicated "à F. Hellens / Fernand Khnopff" (some losses, sm. tear in corner). Mounted on passe-partout. Design drawing by Fernand Khnopff (1958-1921) for one of his ceiling paintings commissioned for the monumental wedding hall of Saint-Gilles city hall in 1914. The composition, sfumato effect and shape of the sheet closely correspond with the preserved ceiling painting. Ref. hoteldeville.stgilles.brussels/fr/collection/la-salle-des-mariages/ R. L. Delevoy, C. De Croës & G. Ollinger-Zinque, Fernand Khnopff. Catalogue de l'oeuvre, Brussels 1987, p. 456, 374 bis. Prov. Franz Hellens (1881-1972), Belgian author (dedication).

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