Visser vindt het naakte lichaam van een vermoorde jonge vrouw in de duinen
1867
Medium
etching
Dimensions
240; 159
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
In Félicien Rops' haunting 1867 etching *Visser vindt het naakte lichaam van eenoorde jonge vrouw in duinen* (Fisherman Finds the Naked Body a Murdered Young Woman the Dunes), the Belgian artist captures a grim seaside discovery. Measuring just 159 × 240 mm, this print confronts viewers with themes of violence and vulnerability, reflecting Rops' fascination with the macabre and erotic undercurrents of 19th-century life. Active in Brussels and Paris, Rops a key figure in Symbolism and the Decadent movement, often blending satire, sensuality, and horror in his provocative illustrations. Etching...
About the Artist
Félicien Rops · 1833–1898
Félicien Rops, born Félicien Victor Joseph Rops on July 7, 1833, in Namur, Belgium, to a prosperous textile manufacturing family, displayed prodigious artistic talent from youth. The only child of Nicholas Rops and Sophie Maubile, he received private tutoring until age ten, followed by education at a Jesuit school in Namur (1843–1848), the Athénée Royal de Namur, and the Academy of Fine Arts there...