Artist

Léon Frédéric

Portrait of Léon Frédéric
Portrait of Léon Frédéric

Belgian, 1856–1940

Léon Frédéric was a Belgian Symbolism artist. 11 works are cataloged here, principally at Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. Léon Frédéric was born in Brussels.

Léon-Henri-Marie Frédéric (26 August 1856 – 27 January 1940) was a Belgian Symbolist painter. His earliest paintings joined Christian mysticism with pantheistic themes, while his later works increasingly reflected social concerns. Much of his work also shows the influence of fifteenth and sixteenth century Flemish art and Renaissance painting styles.

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