Léon Spilliaert: how to paint insomnia
“There was something about that isolation and solitude…”
The most intelligent American man was equally silly.
The four artists explore everything from the deep sea, to identity, to life in exile.
Infrared scans revealed other figures in the painting…
The absence of figures makes it a more powerful message.
Deep down, we know genuine Surrealism when we see it.
The artist was hit by a train in November 2024.
The 12-foot-tall bust received gouges to the eye, chin and back.