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Art Contemporain


Art Contemporain
Belgian exhibiting society of artists founded on 1 March 1905 in Antwerp and active from 1905 to 1955. Its founder, the dealer François Franck (1872–1932), was motivated by the many short-lived attempts by Antwerp artists to set up an artistic forum alongside or in opposition to the Société pour l’Encouragement des Beaux-Arts (founded in 1788) and the Cercle Artistique (founded in 1852). The society organized annual exhibitions in which the work of one or several ... (view more)

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Artists Associated with Art Contemporain — 12 artists:

James Ensor
Jerzy (1531)
George Minne
Auguste Oleffe
Constant Permeke
Albert Servaes

Gustave "de" Smet
Jacob Smits
Leon Spilliaert
Edgard Tytgat
Gustave van de Woestyne
Rik Wouters

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