Symbolisme

Images oniriques et mystérieuses tirées du mythe, de la religion et de la littérature, où l'imagination prime sur l'observation pour évoquer idées, émotions, amour et mort.

A princess in ornate armor stands beside a docile unicorn in a lush garden, surrounded by peacock feathers and pomegranates.

Princesse avec licorne

Armand Point

Landscape of the Dead Sea by Jan Ciągliński, 1901, featuring stark earth and vast sky.

La mer Morte – Jérusalem. Du voyage en Palestine

Jan Ciągliński

Etching by David Young Cameron showing vibrant foliage and soft light in a landscape

Yvon

David Young Cameron

Figurative work Aus Venedig by Karl Kaufmann, medium unknown

D'Italie

Karl Kaufmann

Landscape oil painting by Amaldus Nielsen depicting a sunset with vibrant colors.

Aftenhimmel

Amaldus Nielsen

A figure with a sword stands against a dark backdrop, surrounded by contorted bodies and spectral orbs.

Melpomène

Alexander Rothaug

A pale figure stands in a forest, blending with the green dusk, her luminous skin contrasting with the dark trunks around her.

Psyché

Antonín Hudeček

A silhouette of a house surrounded by trees at dusk, reflecting in a calm body of water.

Lumière crépusculaire

Antonio Parreiras

Engraving by Charles Marie Dulac depicting three wheat stalks in a landscape

Paysage, Pl. 5, Remarque, Trois épis de blé

Charles Marie Dulac

A woman in classical robes clings to a barren tree, surrounded by winged children and an hourglass.

Merson Allégorie du temps P2725 Musée Carnavalet

Luc-Olivier Merson

A woman bestowing fortune from a cornucopia, surrounded by winged children and a golden mosaic background.

Allégorie de la Fortune P2724 Musée Carnavalet

Luc-Olivier Merson

Etching by Ernest Haskell of a monarch butterfly with vivid orange and black wings.

Le Monarque

Ernest Haskell

A gathering of figures beneath a sky with Apollo's chariot, anticipating the launch of the ship Argo.

La Construction de l' 'Argo'

Antoon Derkinderen

A radiant figure rises from the center, enveloped in light and wing-like shapes, surrounded by shadowy figures reaching upward.

Mythe

Aoki Shigeru

Landscape with hills under a pale sky, oil painting by Maksimilian Voloshin

Paysage de Crimée

Maksimilian Voloshin

The River Porter, Monday by Auguste Louis Lepère, depicting a figure by a river, woodcut, 1897.

La rivière Porter, lundi

Auguste Louis Lepère

On the Beach by Karel Špillar, oil on canvas depicting serene figures by the shore.

Sur la Plage

Karel Špillar

Twilight by Ivar Arosenius, oil painting depicting a serene moonlit landscape

Crépuscule

Ivar Arosenius

Ethereal landscape in twilight by Frederick Landseer Maur Griggs, medium unknown.

Épiphanie

Frederick Landseer Maur Griggs

Faunen an einer Felsküste by Georg Janny, depicting a faun on a rocky coast, oil painting

Faunes sur une côte rocheuse

Georg Janny

A Bacchante in emerald fabric, oil painting by Sir Hubert von Herkomer

Une bacchante

Hubert von Herkomer

Two women stand in a serene landscape, their bodies contrasting with the vibrant greenery and flowers around them.

Deux nus dans un paysage (recto), Dames avec un chapeau et étude de paysage (verso)

Aristide Maillol

A wooden bas-relief of a dancer with a spiral pose, delicately carved hands, and flowing drapery.

Danseuse

Aristide Maillol

Indian Grave by Theodore J. Richardson, oil on canvas depicting a totem over a grave

Indian Grave. Wolf Totem Over Medicine Man Grave, Wrangell

Theodore J. Richardson

A serene Venus stands beside Cupid, radiating calmness and intimacy in their connection.

Vénus et Cupidon

Armand Point

Landscape oil painting by Hugo Simberg featuring muted tones and shadows.

Des Rives de Paris

Hugo Simberg

Oil on canvas by Marie-Joseph-Leon Clavel depicting zeppelins in a night sky

Sur les terrasses du Palais Bourbon, nuit du 29 janvier 1916, zeppelins

Marie-Joseph-Leon Clavel (Iwill)

Landscape with ruins in a forest, oil painting by Alfred Ost

Forêt avec ruine

Alfred Ost

Figurative oil painting depicting figures and landscape by Laure Brouardel, 1900

Exposition de 1900, pavillon de l'Algérie

Laure Brouardel

Lithograph by Henri Rivière depicting hills at dusk with soft hues.

Vallée Martin

Henri Rivière

Fishing Hut Off Pierhead, Viareggio, Italy by Elihu Vedder, oil on canvas depicting a rustic hut at twilight.

Cabane de pêche au large du quai, Viareggio, Italie

Elihu Vedder

Oil painting of an apple tree by Gerhard Munthe

Le Pommier

Gerhard Munthe

Landscape view from the studio in Paris by Józef Mehoffer, unknown medium.

Vue depuis la fenêtre de l'atelier de Józef Mehoffer et Stanisław Wyspiański à Paris

Józef Mehoffer

Figurative oil painting by Carl Burckhardt depicting a somber figure in muted tones.

Bretagne

Carl Burckardt

A lone unclothed figure rides a winged horse above a crowd, framed by a swirling banner of Basel.

Soirées de poètes de Bâle au Stadtcasino – Emanuel Stickelberger

Otto Plattner

Primavera by Eliseu Visconti, oil on canvas, featuring a woman in ethereal fabrics surrounded by flowers.

Printemps

Eliseu Visconti

Village Church by Eugène Laermans, oil on canvas, featuring stained glass and stone facade.

Village Church

Eugène Laermans

Reims Cathedral engraving by Auguste Louis Lepère showcasing gothic spires and sacred light.

Cathédrale de Reims

Auguste Louis Lepère

Figurative oil painting by Julius Sergius Klever featuring Little Red Riding Hood in a forest

Le Petit Chaperon Rouge

Julius Sergius Klever

Interior scene with a solitary figure in a chapel, oil painting by Henri Le Sidaner

Après l’office

Henri Le Sidaner

Chapel interior, oil on canvas by Maria Yakunchikova, showcasing light and shadow.

Chapel interior

Maria Yakunchikova

Delphi by Jan Ciągliński, oil painting depicting ruins in a vibrant landscape

Delphi. Du voyage en Grèce

Jan Ciągliński

July ('Summer Luxuriance') oil painting by Jacobus van Looy featuring vibrant flowers and lush greenery

Juillet (‘Luxe d'Été’)

Jacobus van Looy

Engraving by Auguste Louis Lepère depicting a solitary figure in a serene setting

Lotz

Auguste Louis Lepère

Tomb of Verona by Abbott Handerson Thayer, oil on canvas, features a monument against swirling clouds.

Tombe de Vérone

Abbott Handerson Thayer

Abstract artwork Rostudel by Henri Rivière, featuring shadows and rich textures.

Rostudel

Henri Rivière

Etching by David Young Cameron depicting a serene landscape with soft light.

Joannis Darius

David Young Cameron

Landscape oil painting by Richard Bergh depicting a twilight scene with soft hues.

Banlieue de Paris

Richard Bergh

Foggy forest landscape by Theodor Blache, medium unknown.

Forêt Marécageuse

Theodor Blache

Landscape lithograph by Henri Rivière depicting gentle waves and a shoreline.

Tôtes

Henri Rivière

L’Oservateur boche by Auguste Louis Lepère, oil painting depicting a lone observer in shadows.

L’Oservateur boche

Auguste Louis Lepère

Hermangarde’s Lament by Félix Hilaire Buhot, oil painting depicting a sorrowful figure in reflection.

Le Lament de Hermangarde, d'une Vieille Maîtresse

Félix Hilaire Buhot

Interior scene with mosaics and light, oil painting by Georg Janny, 1893

Intérieur du Palais des Doges

Georg Janny

Religious oil painting by Charles Marie Dulac featuring a radiant figure surrounded by light.

Jésus Sol Justitiae

Charles Marie Dulac

A Morning’s Harmony by Alphonse Osbert, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil sunrise over water.

L'harmonie du matin

Alphonse Osbert

Figurative work by Jan Ciągliński depicting a traveler in rich fabrics, oil painting

Damas, du voyage en Palestine

Jan Ciągliński

Old St. Etienne by David Young Cameron, oil painting of a cathedral illuminated by light.

Vieux Saint-Étienne

David Young Cameron

Rozkvitnutý sad by Jan Preisler, oil on canvas depicting a vibrant spring orchard.

Verger en fleurs

Jan Preisler

Le Cireygeol by Henri Rivière, watercolor on paper depicting a serene landscape.

Le Cireygeol

Henri Rivière

Luminous waves and colors in a landscape by James Ensor, oil painting

Vue de Phnosia. Vagues lumineuses et vibrations

James Ensor

Portrait of a contemplative figure in earthy tones, oil painting by Ivar Arosenius

Le bruit

Ivar Arosenius

Engraving by Auguste Louis Lepère depicting figures gathering sand under a vast sky.

La Récolte du Sable

Auguste Louis Lepère

Eichen by Edmund Kanoldt, oil painting of a majestic oak illuminated by golden light

Chênes

Edmund Kanoldt

The Temple of Nike Apteros, architecture by William Blake Richmond, 1887.

Le temple de Niké Apteros, vu depuis les Propylées

William Blake Richmond

Pri studni by Jaroslav Věšín, depicting a well surrounded by lush vegetation, oil painting

Auprès de la fontaine

Jaroslav Věšín

Solitary tree in a landscape, oil painting by Julius Paulsen

L'arbre

Julius Paulsen

La Chapelle by Maurice Chabas, depicting a chapel with golden light and shadows, oil painting

La Chapelle

Maurice Chabas

Théâtre des fantoches by Maria Yakunchikova, figurative oil painting depicting whimsical puppets in a dreamlike scene

Théâtre des fantoches

Maria Yakunchikova

St. German l'Auxerrois etching by David Young Cameron featuring a church spire and swirling clouds

Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois

David Young Cameron

Architecture of Der Irrenthurm in Wien by Carl Pippich, oil painting

La Tour de la Folie à Vienne

Carl Pippich

Boendael (église) by Jean-François Taelemans, oil on canvas depicting stained glass light.

Boendael (église)

Jean-François Taelemans

Skeletons intertwining with organic forms, ink on paper by Ernest Haskell

Squelettes

Ernest Haskell

Landscape with delicate webs, oil on canvas by Louis Le Poittevin

Les toiles d’araignées

Louis Le Poittevin

Ethereal landscape with glowing trees, etching by Frederick Landseer Maur Griggs

Minsden Episcopi

Frederick Landseer Maur Griggs

Figurative work by Venny Soldan-Brofeldt depicting Antti on a rocky beach, medium unknown.

Antti sur une plage rocheuse

Venny Soldan-Brofeldt

Figurative oil painting by Magnus Enckell featuring a tranquil woman in soft hues.

De la région de Naples

Magnus Enckell

Le Fort by Maurice Chabas, oil on canvas depicting a fortress in golden light.

Le Fort

Maurice Chabas

Landscape with white houses against a dusky sky by Walter Ophey, oil painting

Weiße Häuser

Walter Ophey

The Avenue by August Strindberg, depicting twilight figures and foliage, oil painting

L'Avenue

August Strindberg

Snow landscape by William Degouve de Nuncques, medium unknown

Paysage enneigé

William Degouve de Nuncques

Genre scene of a lute player at dusk, oil painting by Émile-René Ménard

Le joueur de luth au crépuscule

Émile-René Ménard

Botanical study of withered leaves by Ivar Arosenius, medium unknown

Feuilles Fanées

Ivar Arosenius

Etching by Auguste Brouet depicting a wooden footbridge over a stream with greenery.

Le Pont Piéton

Auguste Brouet

The Trembling Rock by Auguste Louis Lepère, depicting a solitary rock in a serene landscape, unknown medium.

La roche tremblante

Auguste Louis Lepère

Nocturnal Cloud, oil on canvas by Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke, featuring swirling dark clouds.

Nuage nocturne

Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke

La retenue, Dieppe etching by Henri-Charles Guérard depicting a serene shoreline and sea.

La retenue, Dieppe

Henri-Charles Guérard

Landscape with hidden emotions in Stora Malm by Ferdinand Boberg, medium unknown.

Stora Malm

Ferdinand Boberg

Historical scene of the casket under the Arc de Triomphe, oil on canvas by Ernest Jules Renoux

11 novembre 1920. Installation des cendres du soldat inconnu sous l’Arc de Triomphe de l’Etoile

Ernest Jules Renoux

Decorative ceiling with hieroglyphs by Gustave Jéquier, 1911

49. Plafond du Tombeau de Nesi-pa-Noferher (n° 68)

Gustave Jéquier

Interior scene with intricate woodwork by Stanisław Kamocki, oil painting

Silence de l'église

Stanisław Kamocki